Dr. Anil Gowtham Manivannan, M.B.B.S.,M.S.(Ortho), Ph.D.(Music) is an expert in music therapy at Coimbatore, Tamilnadu Special Interests: Classical Veena artist since childhood. Plays all string instruments: veena, violin, mandolin and guitar. Has performed many concerts across the state. Owns a private music firm “Meenakshi Music School” teaching instrumental music to children and preparing them for grade exams. Special interests in music and medicine, role of music in pain management, ragas in healing therapy and exploring different bhanis in music.
Experience (Current Position & Previous Positions)
Ph.D.Music Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India Research Scholar
Awards
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Publications & Presentations
Presentations concerned with Music therapy
Journal Publication:
“Instrumental music as an adjuvant therapy for
Peri-operative pain management – A Pilot study” in International Seminar on Innovations in Performing Arts – 2019 Journal Publication. March 2019.
“Raga Niroshta – Observations with the Autism spectrum children” at International Conference on Interaction between Music, Dance & Culture – 2019, Annamalai University Journal Publication. August 2019.
“Nada Anusandana – Clinical applications of Raga Malahari” at International Virtual Conference on South Indian Music and Dance Journal, Avinashilingam University. May, 2021
Paper presentation:
“Instrumental Music as an adjuvant therapy for Peri-operative pain management” – A practical demonstration at National Music Therapy Inaugural Conference of Indian Music Therapy Association at New Delhi, December 2018.
“Instrumental music as an adjuvant therapy for Peri-operative pain management – A Pilot study” at International Seminar on Innovations in Performing Arts, Kalai Kaveri College of Fine Arts, Tiruchirappalli in March 2019.
“Raga Niroshta – Observations with the Autism spectrum children” at International Conference on Interaction between Music, Dance & Culture, Annamalai University, Chidambaram in August 2019.
“Instrumental Music and Peri-operative pain management” at Nadamanthana 2019 – at The Science behind Indian Music therapy at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bengaluru on December 2019.
“Human – Veena Interface” at Indian Music Therapy Association Tamil Webinar, Virtual Conference on July 2020.
“Saraswathi Veena and Tamil Music Therapy” at Third Annual Virtual International Music Therapy Conference hosted by Indian Music Therapy Association in collaboration with Nada centre for Music Therapy, Delhi &Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi in December, 2020.
“Nada Anusandana – Clinical applications of Raga Malahari” at International Virtual Conference on South Indian Music and Dance, Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore on 25 May, 2021.
Memberships
Life Membership Associations:
Indian Medical Association
Coimbatore Indian Medical Association
Indian Orthopaedic Association
Tamil Nadu Orthopaedic Association
Coimbatore Orthopaedic Society
Indian Music Therapy Association – IMTA/ LM – 0005
