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The Psychology of Gurmat Sangeet: Harmonising Mind, Spirit and Healing through Music Therapy

Author(s) Prof. Rajender Kaur
Country India
Abstract Gurmat Sangeet, the Sikh tradition of raga-based Shabad Kirtan anchored in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS), offers a unique pathway to psychological well-being and psychosocial healing. This paper develops an India-centered analytical account of how Gurmat Sangeet can support attention, affect regulation, meaning-making, social connection and spiritual resilience. It integrates four strands:
a) Indian musicological foundations of Gurmat Sangeet, including the 31 ragas and ghar indications in the SGGS;
b) psychological mechanisms tied to rhythm, melody, language and embodied practice;
c) Indian streams of music therapy such as Raga Chikitsa and Nada Yoga; and
d) practice models in gurdwaras, schools, hospitals and community mental health.
Using a narrative synthesis, the paper connects current scholarship in Sikh musicology with Indian work in music therapy (e.g. T. V. Sairam) and emerging clinical studies on kirtan-based practices. It proposes an Indian framework for “Gurmat Music Therapy” (GMT) with six core processes: sonic attention, breath–voice regulation, linguistic contemplation of shabad, raga–rasa alignment, sangat (community) bonding and ethical-spiritual orientation. The paper outlines program designs, equity concerns, assessment strategies and research directions suitable for Indian contexts. It argues that Gurmat Sangeet can harmonise mind and spirit while offering a culturally rooted, low-cost and scalable adjunct to health and education services in India.
Keywords Gurmat Sangeet, Sikh music, shabad kirtan, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, raga therapy, Raga Chikitsa, Nada Yoga, music therapy in India, spirituality and health, psychosocial well-being, attention and emotion regulation, sangat
Field Arts > Movies / Music / TV
Published In Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023
Published On 2023-12-12
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