The document discusses an orientation training workshop on Rabindrik Psychotherapy, emphasizing happiness research and its methods, as well as Rabindrik Psychotherapy's theories, including consciousness and flow theory. It presents practical applications, predictors of happiness in the UAE, and the therapeutic procedures involved. Additionally, it highlights Rabindranath Tagore's contributions as a cultural figure and the relevance of his ideas in psychology and therapy.

1. ORIENTATION TRAINING WORKSHOP ON RABINDRIK PSYCHOTHERAPY
Debdulal Dutta Roy
Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B. T. Road, West
Bengal, Kolkata, India – 700108
E-mail: dduttaroy@gmail.com
International Psychology Conference Dubai to be held on 21st & 22nd Oct 2016.

2. Overview of Rabindrik Psychotherapy for
International Conference of Psychology, Dubai, October,2016
Part-1 : Happiness research
1.1 Happiness
1.2 Research paradigm
1.3 Method
1.4 UAE focus happiness and
positive psychology
1.5 The Impact
1.6 Bibliometry on Happiness
Research in UAE (Based on
Google Scholar, 11.9.16)-1.7
Predictors in UAE Research.
1.7 Happiness Indicators :
Happiness questionnaire
1.8 Organizational health predictors
1.9 Practical happiness- Romantic
Economy, Selection
Happiness,Happy Punishment.
Part-2
2. RABINDRIK PSYCHOTHERAPY
2.1 Rabindranath Tagore, Arab and Urdu
2.1.1. The pillars of positive psychology
2.1.2. Rabindranath Tagore & Creative Genius
2.2 Definition
2.3 Theories of Rabindrik Psychotherapy
2.3.1 Consciousness
2.3.2 Flow theory
2.3.3 Cognitive Behaviour theories
2.3.4 Universal value theories
2.4 .Postulates of Rabindrik Psychotherapy
2.4.1 Behaviour is caused by the changes in
consciousness layers
2.4.2 Avoid labeling. Today’s label changes
tomorrow
2.4.3 Consciousness is free floating. Look at it as
detached being
2.4.4 Make the consciousness unbounded and
experience it
2.4.5 Man is the pursuer of completeness
2.4.6 Man is the pursuer of newness
2.4.7 Self-awakening is the key to positive mental
health
Part-3
THERAPEAUTIC PROCEDURE
3.1 Case-history taking
3.2 Flow analysis
3.2.1 Flow source
3.2.2 Flow movement
3.2.3 Buoyant flow
3.3 Improvisation
3.4 Competency mapping
3.5 Goal setting
3.6 Termination
3.7 Evaluation
D. Dutta Roy, ISI., Kolkata.

3. 1.1 Happiness
 What is happiness ?
– Happiness is cognitive appraisal of satisfaction with surroundings.
 What is cognitive appraisal ?
– Appraisal means evaluation. Cognitive includes faculties of perception,
memory, thinking, learning etc.
 What is satisfaction ?
– Satisfaction is pleasantness feeling.
 What is surrounding ?
– Surrounding means the environment that stimulates individual to
respond.
 What other synonyms of happiness ?
– Subjective Well-being, Quality of Life are used as Happiness in the
Journal of happiness studies.

4. 1.2 Research paradigm
Since happiness is cognitive appraisal, happiness research
follows
S-O-R paradigm.
Here:
S = Stimulus or environment.
O= Organism’s characteristics (Demographic,
Psychological, Anthropological and Sociological).
R= Response to the environment .

5. 1.3 Method
Case history
Interview
Experimental
Survey
Projective
Performing Arts
Rabindrik Psychotherapy

6. 1.4 UAE focus happiness and
positive psychology
 With the recent appointment of Ohood Al Roumi as the United Arab Emirates’ first
Minister of State for Happiness and the policy made by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to become the happiest nation in the world,
happiness is becoming an increasingly important focus in the region.
 The goal for the UAE to be the happiest nation in the world isn’t something that is being
taken lightly, with organisations creating new roles and employing Chief Happiness
Officers and Happiness Managers to start the process of increasing people’s happiness.
 Happiness in the UAE is not just a hope. “There will be plans, projects, programmes and
indicators. It will be a part of the work of all our ministries and part of our lifestyle.” –
Vice President of UAE.
 UAE is emerged as a Western-friendly, politically stable, and prospering oil-producing
country in a region plagued by political, social, and economic turmoil.

7. 1.4 Predictors in UAE Research
 Work satisfaction, social support, religious affiliation, social class, income level,
and marital status and satisfaction were found to be the better predictors of
subjective well-being (Suhail and Rashid Chaudhry, 2004).
 Mental disorders had showed significant correlation with female gender,
insufficient income and being single, separated, divorced or widowed (Ghubash
et.al., 2004). For Senior people, lack of meaning and worries are more
detrimental to life satisfaction than physical frailty (Ghubach et.al., 2010).

8. 1.5 The Impact
Employee engagement
– Employees are committing their time, effort and
expertise to the organisation. When organisations are
able to increase employee engagement, they are also
able to increase the happiness of their employees.
Resilience
– able to cope more effectively in times of adversity.
Productivity
– Quality production

9. 1.6 Bibliometry on Happiness Research in
UAE (Based on Google Scholar, 11.9.16)
General
Happiness

10. 1.7 Indicators
The six factors are included in the World happiness report.
 GDP per capita,
 healthy years of life expectancy,
 social support (as measured by having someone to count on in times
of trouble),
 trust (as measured by a perceived absence of corruption in
government and business),
 perceived freedom to make life decisions, and
 generosity (as measured by recent donations).

11. Happiness Questionnaire
http://www.meaningand
happiness.com/oxford-
happiness-
questionnaire/214/
Ref: http://mason.gmu.edu/~tkashdan/publications/happy.PDF

12. 1.8 Organizational health predictors
 Workplace happiness (Job satisfaction, life satisfaction and General health) depends
upon employees’ perception of the Organization’s health. (Dutta Roy, 2005,1997,
1992,1991).
 Organization’s health includes physical, mental, social, spiritual and financial health.
 Physical health includes extent of satisfaction with the physical infrastructures.
 Mental health includes awareness of the internal environment, perceived freedom in
decision making, opportunities for innovation, Interpersonal trust, coping.
 Social health includes Awareness of changes in the Organization’s task environment
and employees’ extent of satisfaction with the interaction of organization and task
environment.
 Spiritual health includes extent of honesty, cleanliness, aesthetic, work as worship
attitude.
 Financial health indicates return of investment (ROI)

13. 1.9 Practical Management
Romantic economy
Selection happiness
Happy punishment

14. Romantic Economy

15. Selection Happiness

16. Happy Punishment
Punishment is usually used as negative
reinforcement for stopping unwanted
behaviour. Sometimes it makes us happy.
For example, mother's kiss after verbal or
non-verbal abuse.

17. 2. Part-2: RABINDRIK PSYCHOTHERAPY
 2.1 Rabindranath Tagore, Arab and Urdu
 2.11. The pillars of positive psychology
 2.12. Rabindranath Tagore & Creative Genius
 2.2 Definition
 2.3 Theories of Rabindrik Psychotherapy
 2.3.1 Consciousness
 2.3.2 Flow theory
 2.3.3 Cognitive Behaviour theories
 2.3.4 Universal value theories
 2.4 Postulates of Rabindrik Psychotherapy
 2.4.1 Behaviour is caused by the changes in consciousness layers
 2.4.2 Avoid labeling. Today’s label changes tomorrow
 2.4.3 Consciousness is free floating. Look at it as detached being
 2.4.4 Make the consciousness unbounded and experience it
 2.4.5 Man is the pursuer of completeness
 2.4.6 Man is the pursuer of newness
 2.4.7 Self-awakening is the key to positive mental health

18. 2. RABINDRIK PSYCHOTHERAPY
 Rabindranath Tagore
– Nobel Prize, literature contribution.
– Arabic studies on Rabindranath Tagore.
– With Creative genius, social reformers
– Initiative of Egypt.
 Theories
– Basic concepts, scope and theories of Rabindrik psychotherapy
It includes basic assumptions, consciousness layer dynamics, flow characteristics,
universal path and goal oriented values, and postulates.
 Therapeutic procedure
– It involves (i) flow analysis; (ii) improvisation; (iii) competency mapping; (iv)
cognitive restructuring; (v) Goal setting and (vi) termination.

19. 2.1 Rabindranath Tagore, Arab and
Urdu
 Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was a creative genius who played a
crucial role in the cultural renaissance of India and Bengal in the 19th and
early 20th Century. In 1913 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature,
and in 1915 he was knighted, an honor he renounced in 1919 to protest
British policies in India. He was the founder of Vishwabharati University at
Santiniketan.
 As being a seer poet, Tagore’s achievements included notable contributions
in the fields of music, literature, plays, art and as education reformer.
 The lyrics of the National Anthem of two Asian countries (India,
Bangladesh) are composed by Rabindranath Tagore. For Sri Lankan national
anthem his thought was carried out by his student (In 1938 Bengali
poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote the music and lyrics for Nama Nama Sri
Lanka Mata in the Bengali language for his student Ananda Samarakoon.
Samarakoon returned to Ceylon in 1940 and translated Tagore's song into
the Sinhala language Apa Sri Lanka, Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha,
Sundar Sri Boroni).
 Tagore’s songs are enriched with positive human values. His works are
translated into Arabic languages .
 Recently, Egypt becomes interested to translate the diaries of Tagore into
Arabic.
 Urdu singers play Rabindrasangeet into Urdu.

20. 2.1.1 THE PILLARS OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August, 1941)
and Martin Seligman (Aug,12, 1942)
Tagore was not Psychologist by degree. He
was seer poet. His area of research was
dynamics in consciousness through
performing arts. He understood nature by
composing songs. His method of research
was observing the changes in nature – the
light, sound, water, air etc.
But Seligman is Professor of Positive
Psychology. He started career in search of
learned helplessness and depression
through animal experiment. Later he
moves to positive psychology and builds
up theories of learned optimism, the
antidote of depression. Seligman has
observed role of positive information in
clinical intervention.
Though they are different by profession, by nationality and
by research methods, they are similar in some areas.
Both stress on importance of positive values in
psychological intervention. They assign weight on
positive information of human existence like freedom,
peace, harmony etc. Seligman tried to move our
attention to six character strengths in his theory ‘:
wisdom/knowledge, courage, humanity, justice,
temperance, and transcendence
Both of them are against labelling people in terms of
certain psychiatric disorders.
Both stress on inner control, freedom to think, and act.
Both built institution. Tagore built ‘Shanti niketan’ (the
abode of peace). Seligman built Institute of Positive
Psychology.
By using Tagore’s theory in therapy, it is noted that
Tagore’s songs possess some human values that can
be used as diagnosis and clinical intervention
specially depression, Obsessive compulsive disorder
and anxiety.
D. Dutta Roy, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata,
Asia –Pacific Social Science Conference, Malaysia, 8.11.2014

21. 2.1.2 Rabindranath Tagore & Creative
Genius

22. 2.2. Definition
Rabindrik psychotherapy refers to the way
of self-awakening with therapeutic
postulates (Dutta Roy, 2010) extracted from
the literary works of Rabindranath Tagore,
the Nobel laureate in literature.

23. Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali poet,
philosopher, artist, playwright, composer and novelist.
Tagore won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 (before the
independence of India and Pakistan).
The text of National anthem of 3 Asian countries (India,
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) was composed by Tagore.
 In 1938 Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote the music and
lyrics for Nama Nama Sri Lanka Mata in the Bengali language for
his student Ananda Samarakoon. Samarakoon returned to Ceylon
in 1940 and translated Tagore's song into the Sinhala language Apa
Sri Lanka, Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha, Sundar Sri Boroni.

24. Egypt and Tagore
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-egypt-minister-orders-for-translation-of-rabindranathtagore-s-diaries-into-arabic-2210878

25. Theories of Rabindrik Psychotherapy
– Basic concepts, scope and theories of Rabindrik psychotherapy
It includes basic assumptions, consciousness layer dynamics, flow characteristics,
universal path and goal oriented values, and postulates.

26. 2.3 Theories of Rabindrik Psychotherapy
2.3.1 Consciousness
– Bounded and Unbounded
– Layers of Consciousness
2.3.2 Flow theory
2.3.3 Cognitive Behaviour theories
2.3.4 Universal value theories
2.4 Postulates of Rabindrik Psychotherapy

27. 2.3.1 Unbounded Consciousness
অধরা মাধুরী ধররছি িরদাবন্ধরে
Dr. Debdulal Dutta Roy, Ph.D. (Psy.)
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
14.12.15

28. 2.3.1 CONSCIOUSNESS IS NEVER ENDING MULTI-
LAYERED WAVES OF AWARENESS
"....Tare dola diye duliye
geche kato dheuer chando,
O tar anto nai go nai."
Puja, 332

29. Murto
-Missing
-Anomalies
Raag
-Vividness
-Orderliness
-Complexity
Saraswat
-Harmony with
Environment
-Feeling of Peace
-Aesthetics
-Cleanliness
2.3.1 TOPOGRAPHICAL THEORY OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Dr. Debdulal Dutta Roy, Ph.D. (Psy.)
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
15.12.15

30. 2.3.1 Functions of Murto
Assignment: Draw circle closing and non-
closing eyes. Find out difference.
Murta layer is the locus of sensation and
perception. It is the first layer where in
individual senses the attributes of
stimulus through five sensory organs.
চ ারের আরোয় চেরেছিরেম চ ারের বাছিরর

31. 2.3.1 Functions of Raaga
 It is the seat of feeling and emotion.
 It changes meaning of stimulus.
 It is filled with different flows.
 Flow creates and resolves the conflict by changing
perception of the characteristics of stimulus.

32. 2.3.1 Functions of Saraswat
When information comes to Saraswat
layer, individual experiences total
harmony.
It provides experience of aesthetics
One finds no difference between self and
surroundings.

33. 2.3.2 The flow
 Consciousness is just like fluid. When music
acts on consciousness, it causes two types of
flow through mental images.
 These are turbulent and non-turbulent flow.
 The flow is the movement of consciousness
wave. Flow is not the static wave, it is dynamic
in nature,
 The flow is movement of consciousness wave
that passes a point per unit time.

34. 2.3.2 Speed of flow

35. 2.3.2 Flow theory in Rabindrik Psychotherapy:
Estimate the direction, speed, sustenance and association of flow in
the layers of consciousness
Analysis from ‘Shyama’ Giti natya – by D. Dutta Roy, ISI., Kolkata

36. 2.3.2 Flow quotient
Flow quotient (FQ) = (Wo / We) *100
 Wo= Observed wave per second; We = Expected wave per second
 Here 100 is multiplied to avoid fraction.
The above formula suggests that the flow has three levels - the base, high and low. 100 is the base
level(Wo= We ).
Above 100 indicates high load (Wo > We) and below 100 indicates low load (Wo<We). So flow
characterizes the extent of turbulence in the field of consciousness.
When flow quotient is less than 100, consciousness becomes non turbulent or there is laminar
flow.
When it is more than 100, it becomes turbulent. Turbulence depends on the dynamic properties of
external force vis-a-vis music and the surface condition of consciousness.

37. 2.3.2 Flow field
The area of consciousness affected
by flow is flow field. Flow
causes change across layers of
consciousness. When flow
occurs, it spreads from murta to
raaga and raaga to Saraswat
layer. When the force is weak,
flow field covers only murta or
murta and raga not the saraswat.
It would be misnomer to assume
that force field is only above the
base level. Mental imagery can
be submerged. Submerged force
can cause buoyancy

38. 2.3.2 Buoyant force
 Archimedes (a Greek
mathematician) determined that a
body which is completely or
partially submerged in a fluid
experiences an
upward force called the Buoyant
Force. Just hearing the music, we
sometimes sing it repeatedly. This
may be due to buoyancy effect. As
discussed, music causes force on
consciousness. When strength of
force is very high it moves
downward
Downward pressure
Upward pressure

39. 2.3.2 Buoyant force
 This is buoyant force. So when
flow moves from one layer to
another, buoyant force acts. Due to
buoyant force, some areas of
images are displaced and mental
images move across layers. The
buoyant force is due to the
difference between the pressure at
the bottom of the object pushing
up on it, and the pressure at the top
pushing down. Due to buoyant
force, mental images lasts on the
surface of consciousness. When
buoyant force is less, the image
sinks.
Upward pressure

40. 2.3.2 Saturation
Saturation is the degree or extent to which
something is dissolved or absorbed. By
repetition of same song, sometimes we do
not want to sing again. This may be due to
saturation. Saturation can occur at any
layer of consciousness.

41. 2.3.2 Flow enclosure
Each flow has the boundary. The mental
images within the specific enclosure may
not be same with another enclosure of
flow.
So many flows can occur on the same surface
of consciousness.
Number of flows determines extent of
turbulence in consciousness.

42. 2.3.2 Association
When one flow associates with another
flow. Flow may or may not be
dissolved. There will be three
possibilities. Both flows can exist, can
be overlapped or one can engulf other.

43. 2.3.3 Rabindrik Psychotherapy acts
simultaneously on our right (creativity)
and left brain (If-then logic,
comprehension of value dynamics)
1. CBT is structured.
2. CBT is experimental and research
based.
3. CBT is educational.
4. CBT is homework based.
5. CBT is time limited.
6. CBT tells how to think, how to feel and
act.
7. CBT changes reasoning process.
8. CBT becomes powerful using
Rabindrik Psychotherapy as it acts
quickly and simultaneously on our right
(creativity) and left brain hemisphere (If-
then logic, value comprehension) through
flow of music, dance, drama,
painting, sculpturing ingrained with
positive values.
Debdulal Dutta Roy, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
IPCD, Dubai, October 2016
Loaded
with
negative
flow
Loaded
with
positive
flow

44. 2.3.4 Value theories
Theocentric: (requires divine aid for attaining
liberation or achieving the good life);
Humanistic: Buddhism and Confucianism are
humanistic in the strong sense that neither view
requires divine aid for attaining liberation or
achieving the good life.
Universalism: Rabindrik values (requires self-
awakening across all layers of consciousness for all
species in the world. Values are extracted from
Rabindra sangeet).

45. 2.3.4 List of Path and Goal Oriented human
values
Path Oriented Values
 Self-awakening (imagining positive power ),
 Emotional control (Controlling unwanted emotion),
 Systematic (Following planned step ),
 Non self-insulting (Not offending to self),
 Fearless (Feeling of overcoming fear),
 Cleanliness (Neat and tidy),
 Non work-family conflict (Maintaining balance
between family and work demand ),
 Niskam principle(Working without expectation of
reward),
 Challenging (Competing against one),
 Self-understanding Feedback to self about own
success and failure),
 Doubtless(Confidence and certainty in belief),
 Free from fear of failure ( Freedom from anticipated
fear),
 Resolute (Determined in purpose and action),
 Active (Avoidance of laziness).
Goal oriented Values
 Peace (Free from conflicts with others ),
 Universalization (Thinking for everyone),
 Enlightenment (Having true understanding),
 Positive Feeling (Feeling of happiness),
 Family Security (Taking care of loved ones),
 A Sense Of Accomplishment ( A lasting
contribution),
 Pleasure (An enjoyable life),
 Inner Harmony (Freedom from inner conflict),
 Self-Respect (Pride in oneself),
 Salvation (Saving self from bad effect),
 Self-Empowerment (Enabling power to self),
 Security (Protection from attack),
 Significance In Life (Finding meaning in life),
 Altruism (Considering good of others before
own).

46. 2.4 POSTULATES
1. Behaviour is caused by the changes in consciousness layers.
2. Avoid labeling. Today’s label changes tomorrow.
3. Consciousness is free floating. Look at it as detached being.
4. Make the consciousness unbounded and experience it .
5. Man is the pursuer of completeness.
6. Man is the pursuer of newness.
7. Self-awakening is the key to positive mental health.

47. Postulates extracted from
Rabindra Sangeet

48. 2.4.2 Avoid labeling. Today’s label changes
tomorrow
Today’s labeling one as mad or abnormal may not be appropriate in tomorrow.
Tagore in his song (“Je tore pagol bole tare tui bolis ne kichu”) prevents us from
labeling one as mad. Again he has given own reasoning for the prevention.
Do not say anything when one calls on you mad
Assuming you as abnormal, one can throw dust on you today.
Tomorrow he will come to you with garland
Today, due to self-pride, he sits on high chair.
Tomorrow, he will get down and bow his head.
 This suggests that Rabindrik psychotherapy possesses lot of cognitive resources
that guide individual toward positive life style.

49. 2.4.3 Consciousness is free floating. Look at
it as detached being
Tagore conceptualized two beings -
free floated real being and
detached being. As detached
being, man can understand own
consciousness . Detachment helps
man to understand all the
incompleteness in consciousness
by removing all the emotions
intertwined with sensory images.
The ‘I’ that floats on the waves of
time under the sky, I am watching
at it.
That ‘I’ moves like moving picture
and I am watching at it as silent
poet.
This ‘I’ is not that ‘I’. I am within me.
I am not floating like dead.
I am free, satisfied, peaceful and
lighted. I am watching at it.

50. 2.4.4 Make the consciousness
unbounded and experience it
 Consciousness is unbounded and
unlimited. One can roam and
experience its changes. The
experience gives feeling of
completeness. It is just like
journey from incomplete to
complete across three layers of
consciousness. Reaching at
Saraswat, one wants to stay there
for prolonged period. Such feeling
is described in the Tagore’s song
You are what I want.
Besides you, I have no one.
If you do not find happiness,
you move elsewhere.
I want to stay within you.
I want to be disappeared
within you for long time.

51. 2.4.5 Man is the pursuer of completeness.
 Frustration and conflict occur when
consciousness is searching for
harmony around the Murta and Raag
layers due to faulty learning or
inability to learn.
 Man in his whole life, always pursue
saraswat, the locus of harmonization.
 Tagore wrote “Ami keboli swapan
karechi bapan batase”. When it is
translated into English, it appears as:
I only sow my dreams in air, so
I collect day-dreams in
despair.
Like shadow, it vanishes, I
cannot find its end.
My mental images are floating
in the air.

52. 2.4.6 Man is the pursuer of newness
One’s feeling of completeness is transient. Today’s feeling changes with
new. Prolonged stay within saraswat layer does not provide variety.
This leads man to be creative and innovative. Tagore wrote - “
Tomay natun kare pabo bole harai khane khan”. It means that I want
to make you out of sight in order to see you in a new way.

53. 2.4.6 Self-awakening is the key to positive mental health
The word Self-awakening implies the meaning of
understanding the flows across layers of consciousness.
Flows occur through activity. Tagore in his song
“Antaro mamo bikashito karo antartaro he” suggests
five specific activities for self-awakening. These are (a)
auto suggestion for flourishing the self; (b) cleaning,
brightening and beautifying the self; (c) free self from
fear, laziness and doubt; (d) establish social network;
(e) spreading peace in all activities.

54. 3.0 Therapeutic Procedure
Case-history taking: Flow analysis: flow
source, flow movement, Buoyant flow,
Improvisation
Competency mapping
Goal setting
Termination
Evaluation

55. Response control of OCD
FLOW ANALYSIS
 Locus of flow: Murta (searching for dirt)
and Raaga (dirt is perceived as
threatening).
 Flow movement: Between Murta and
Raaga.
 Buoyant flow: Force from Sarswat layer
(For the same, she spends most of the time
in worshipping the God and keeping
cleanliness.
 She is not happy with soaping hands as this
can not help her to reach at the innercore
layer of consciousness.
 This results approach – avoidance conflict.
(Approaching to the soap in order to avoid dirt,
again few soaping is not sufficient, so
more soaping is required ).
 Therapeutic target: Providing her Feeling
of cleanliness; Rabindrasangeet is non-dirt
area; Explore the song suitable for feeling
of non-dirt area;
 Age: 52
 Sex: Female
 Marital status: Unmarried
 Chief complaints: For last 30 years,
she regularly went to toilet for washing
and cleaning hands. She always closed
her hands tightly so that her hands
would be completely cleaned. She
spent most of the time in worshipping
the God.
 Early visit: Before visit to me, she was
treated by many psychiatrists and one
psychologist. No notable changes are
noticed except long time sleep

56. Therapy Sessions
 In the first session, patient was
highly inhibitive to reveal herself.
Due to difficulty in rapport
establishment. I started singing -
"Ananda loke, mangala loke"
(moving to spiritual land).
 Suddenly, she started singing with
me in very low voice;
 I paid my attention to her and
started moving the hands keeping
with the rhythm and waves of the
song loudly. She participated into
my hand movement and sang the
song loudly.
 In the 2nd session after 6 days,
the client sang with me same
song by standing. She moved
her hands above head when she
sang " Grahataraka chandra
tapana byakula drutabege" (the
planets, satellites are moving
speedily). It is noted that her
hands now completely opened.

57. Case Study 2: Geetbitan as
Projective test.

58. Projective test
Individual projects own feelings, conflict
and desires on others;
Psychologists use several tests for analysis
of projection of the patient;
Some widely used tests are : Rorschach,
TAT, Sentence completion test, Word
association test etc.

59. Analysis of Projection
 A neurotic depressed patient
came to me with complaints of
suicidal desires. She was co-
operative. In stead of using
common psychodiagnostic
test, I used Geetbitan She was
asked to select 10 songs from
Geetbitan, the famous Book of
songs composed by
Rabindranath Tagore.
 Patient selected following 10
songs:
 1. Akash bhara surya tara
2. Aloker ei jharna dharay
3. Ananda dhara bahiche
bhubane
4. Ananda loke mangala loke
5. Aji jato tara tabo
6. Amar mukti aloy aloy
7. Ami chini go chini
8. Aro aro prabhu aro aro
9. Alo amar alo ogo
10. E ki labonye punya
 Next, I told her to rank them. Her
rank was :First : 3, Second : 10,
Third : 4

60.  Finally, she sang the first rank
song (Ananda dhara bohiche
bhubane). I followed her in
singing.I have noticed that each
line of this song reflects her
current mental state and it is
interesting to note that the song
also provides the answer as how to
recover from such problems.
 Finally I have used that song for
her psychological
counseling.Therefore, I have
developed following assumptions:
1. Geetbitan as Psychological test;
2. The words of Geetbitan
advances knowledge of
psychotherapy.
“Anandadhara bahiche bhubane,
dinarajani kato amritarasa
uthali jay ananta gagane.
Pan kare rabi shashi anjali
bhariya- sada dipta rahe
akshyaya jyoti- nitya purna
dhara jibone kirane.
Bosiya acho keno apanmone,
swarthanimagana ki karane?
Chari dike dekho chahi hridaya
prasari, khudra dukhosab
tuchcha mani
Prem bhariya laho shunya jibone.
“

61. Case Study 3: Self-understanding

62. Complaints
 Over learning
 Poor academic
performance
 Apprehension of
danger

63. Analysis of client
 Layer dynamics:
– Outer layer : Perceiving the book;
– Inner layer : Book is perceived as source of completeness;
– Innercore : Feeling of completeness;
 Reason for over learning: He tends to be complete being.
 Problem lies on over study due to extrinsic reading
motivation
 Target of change : Study for intrinsic motivation
 Case history : He can play tabla and can sing
Rabindrasangeet. It is practiced in family.

64. Session
Requesting him to sing any song of Tagore;
He selected “Jadi tare nai chini go se ki amay
nebe chine ei naba falguner dine---- jani ne, jani
ne”.
I asked if your book asked you the same what
would be your answer ?
He: Jani ne (I do not know)….after brooding…he
said that from today I would study the lesson to
understand it.
Termination: Client is able to understand how to
be complete.

65. 3.1 Case history taking
 Case history provides knowledge about determinants, process and consequences of symptom
occurrence and termination.
 When traditional case history taking gives special emphasis on only verbatim, Rabindrik
psychotherapeutic case history taking uses verbal , non-verbal languages and observation.
 Case history form differs with age – child, adult, senior.
– Child case history form:
https://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/depts/hhs/programs/slh_clinic/assets/child_case_history_f.pdf
– Adult form:https://www.southeastern.edu/acad_research/depts/hhs/programs/slh_clinic/assets/adult_case_history_f.pdf
– Geriatric
http://ocw.tufts.edu/data/42/499797.pdf
https://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/assets/fmhs/som/psychmed/docs/writing_a_psychiatry_case_study.pdf
 It also differs with specific complaints.
– Speech: http://healthsciences.utulsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2015/06/ADULT-CASE-HISTORY-FORM2.pdf
– Autism
– http://psllcnj.com/pdfs/pediatric-case-history-form.pdf

66. 3.1 Mental Status Examination
Performing art based MSE
Flow analysis: flow source, flow
movement, Buoyant flow.
Hypothesis formulation.

67. 3.2 flow analysis
Through performing art based case history
taking and examination of mental status,
therapist locates the locus of present
consciousness. Next, therapist tends to
understand the flow dynamics.

68. Therapeutic improvisation
Improvisation refers to creating music,
play or art spontaneously or without
preparation.
Therapeutic improvisation changes one’s
perception to the situation and helps in
cognitive reconstruction. It changes
meaning of life.

69. Competency Mapping
 is a process to identify key knowledge
(about own mental health problems, core
beliefs), skills and abilities of the client.
– http://www.ucl.ac.uk/clinical-
psychology/competency-maps/cbt-map
In RT, Competency mapping is made by
guided discovery.

70. Goal Setting
 Therapeutic goal is specific.
 It is measurable.
 It is action-oriented.
 It is realistic.
 It is time bound.
Ref:
http://cwrupsychiatry.org/uploads/files/Developing_Goals_for_Thera
py___Hampl_copy.pdf
http://www.therapistaid.com/therapy-worksheet/therapy-
goals/goals/none

71. Termination and Evaluation
Therapy is terminated when client is able
to give auto suggestion, to set goals for the
future and able to develop resilience.
Evaluation is important to study relapse of
symptom and evaluation of therapy
effectiveness.

72. References
1. Dutta Roy,D. (2010).Rabindrik Psychotherapy in Stress
Management. PsyInsight. 1,3,10.
2. Dutta Roy,D. (2014). Rabindrik Psychotherapy, Journal of Social
science and welfare.
3. Shah, H. and Dutta Roy,D. (2014). Structure of Rabindrik human
values. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol.5, 4, p.368-375.
4.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology) , Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal
Experience. Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-016253-5. Retrieved
10 November 2013.
5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-
practice/201212/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-techniques-work

73. Psychiatric illness acts as risk factor
for adult mortality and morbidity
Psychiatric illness is associated
with an increased risk of
premature death.
Out of 100 people aged 15-89
years , 33 died per day in India.
It is assumed that out of 33, at
least 8 people died due to
psychiatric disorders (2.5%
rate).
Common causes of death are
suicide, accident,
cardiovascular diseases,
schizophrenia and depression.
Psychiatric illness is also associated
with morbidity and Co-morbidity
of several general diseases like
diabetes, CHD, skin disorder,
respiratory diseases, peptic ulcer,
cancer etc.
In people with schizophrenia, the risk
of dying of respiratory disease s
like bronchial asthma, pneumonia
was almost 10 times than others.
Suicide and cardiovascular diseases
are associated with neurotic
depression.

74. Psychiatric illness affects DALYs and Economic
health of country.
WHO reports that mental illnesses are the leading causes of disability
adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide accounting for 37% of
healthy years lost from NCDs (Non communicable diseases).
Loss of employment, productive human resources
Depression alone accounts for one third of this disability.
The new report estimates the global cost of mental illness at nearly 2.5
trillion dollars in 2010 with a projected increase to over $6T in 2015.
The economic health of both developing and developed nations will
depend on controlling the staggering growth in costs from NCDs.
Ref: www.nimh.nih.gov

75. Distorted and non-distorted Murto layer (locus
of sensation and perception) in Rabindrik
Psychotherapy
Distorted
 Partial or full sensory
information loss
 Difficulty in sensory
integration
 Part perception
 Faulty mental imagery
 Missing and anomalies in
responses
Non-distorted
 Acquisition of adequate
sensory information
 Good sensory integration
 Whole perception
 Adequate imagery
 Absence of missing and
anomalies in responses
Dr. Debdulal Dutta Roy, Ph.D. (Psy.)
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
17.12.15

76. MURTA, RAAG, SARASWAT
Q: What is this ?
A1: This is a white object
(Murta)
A2: This is white beautiful
flower (Raag)
A3: This is light (Saraswat)

77. DISEQUILIBRIUM STAGE OF
CONSCIOUSNESS
After learning the flower
as white, individual
still asks the question
as what is this ? or is
it white ?
After considering the
flower as light,
individual asks the
question – is it light ?

78. Flow on Consciousness Stream

79. What is the advantage ?
 Rabindrik psychotherapy provides positive experience –
control on environment (Jadi tor dak shune keu na ase),
feeling of freedom (Tomar khola haoa), optimism, feeling of
harmony with the surroundings ;
 Client him/her self can customize situation using Rabindrik
tools to explore, understand and regulate flow across layers of
consciousness;
 It is free from labeling so client is free from identity crisis;
 It is less time consuming and less costly;
 It affects both right and left hemisphere of the brain.

80. What is the disadvantage ?
 Rabindrik art carries dual meaning. Due to highly loaded with negative
information, client may be prone to negative connotation.
 It can create positive transference.
 Therapist may not be able to come out from the improvised art.
 Performing art should be synchronized with the lyrics when it will be presented
to the client who can not understand language.
 Rigorous training is important specially in skill development on lyric and art
synchronization, improvisation of Rabindrik arts and in development of adequate
knowledge about four areas of Rabindrik psychotherapy – Layer dynamics, flow
theory, control theory and therapeutic postulates.

81. Therapeutic procedure
There are four major stages of Rabindrik
psychotherapy : (a) analysis of flow in
consciousness , (b) Rabindrik improvisation for
insight generation, (c) competency mapping and
goal-setting, (d) termination. Therapist will
follow certain precautions in therapy.

82. Case Study 1: Where all fail,
Rabindrasangeet acts

83. Response control of OCD
A woman of 52 years old came
to me with complaint of
OCD to dirt. Patient reported
her inability to control
washing compulsion. For last
30 years, she regularly went
to toilet for washing and
cleaning hands. She always
closed her hands tightly so
that her hands would be
completely cleaned. Before
visit to me, she was treated by
many psychiatrists and one
psychologist. No notable
changes are noticed except
long time sleep.

84. Patient’s behaviour
Very inhibitive;
Hand clasping tightly;
Strong resistance to
open clasping;
Non-cooperative to
participate;
Not able to administer
any available
psychological tests.

85. Analysis of patient
Patient is searching for dirt in the outer layer.
In the inner layer, dirt is perceived as threatening;
Patient wants to move away from inner to inner core
layer. For the same, she spends most of the time in
worshipping the God and keeping cleanliness.
She is not happy with soaping hands as this can not help
her to reach at the innercore layer of consciousness.
This results approach – avoidance conflict.
(Approaching to the soap in order to avoid dirt, again few
soaping is not sufficient, so more soaping is required ).

86. Analysis of family
Repeated soaping consumes more water;
Family assumes that it is unreasonable but
patient assumes it as reasonable ;
Family member is not aware of
consciousness dynamics playing inside the
patient.

87. Therpeautic analysis
 Target: Preventing clasping hands;
 Consciousness model:
– Outer layer : Dirt perception;
– Inner layer : Dirt as threat;
– Innercore : Feeling of cleanliness;
 Currently, patient is moving around outer and inner layers only.
 Therapeautic target: Providing her Feeling of cleanliness.
 Rabindrasangeet is non-dirt area;
 Explore the song suitable for feeling of non-dirt area;

88. Session-1
In the first session, patient was highly inhibitive
to reveal herself. Due to difficulty in rapport
establishment. I started singing - "Ananda loke,
mangala loke" (moving to spiritual land).
Suddenly, she started singing with me in very
low voice;
I paid my attention to her and started moving the
hands keeping with the rhythm and waves of the
song loudly. She participated into my hand
movement and sang the song loudly.

89. Session-2
In the 2nd session after 6 days, the client sang
with me same song by standing. She moved her
hands above head when she sang " Grahataraka
chandra tapana byakula drutabege" (the planets,
satellites are moving speedily). It is noted that her
hands now completely opened.

90. Session-3
In the 3rd sitting, patient reported that she alone
practiced two songs
– "Ektuku chona lage...." (feeling light touch), and
– "Eto din je bosechinu" (waiting for long days) at
home. Finally, she sang with me both songs alongwith
Ananda loke, danced and she never closed her hands.
Termination : Patient herself is able to prevent
stopping hand clasping.

91. Case Study 2: Geetbitan as
Projective test.

92. Projective test
Individual projects own feelings, conflict
and desires on others;
Psychologists use several tests for analysis
of projection of the patient;
Some widely used tests are : Rorschach,
TAT, Sentence completion test, Word
association test etc.

93. Analysis of Projection
 A neurotic depressed patient
came to me with complaints of
suicidal desires. She was co-
operative. In stead of using
common psychodiagnostic
test, I used Geetbitan She was
asked to select 10 songs from
Geetbitan, the famous Book of
songs composed by
Rabindranath Tagore.
 Patient selected following 10
songs:
 1. Akash bhara surya tara
2. Aloker ei jharna dharay
3. Ananda dhara bahiche
bhubane
4. Ananda loke mangala loke
5. Aji jato tara tabo
6. Amar mukti aloy aloy
7. Ami chini go chini
8. Aro aro prabhu aro aro
9. Alo amar alo ogo
10. E ki labonye punya
 Next, I told her to rank them. Her
rank was :First : 3, Second : 10,
Third : 4

94.  Finally, she sang the first rank
song (Ananda dhara bohiche
bhubane). I followed her in
singing.I have noticed that each
line of this song reflects her
current mental state and it is
interesting to note that the song
also provides the answer as how to
recover from such problems.
 Finally I have used that song for
her psychological
counseling.Therefore, I have
developed following assumptions:
1. Geetbitan as Psychological test;
2. The words of Geetbitan
advances knowledge of
psychotherapy.
“Anandadhara bahiche bhubane,
dinarajani kato amritarasa
uthali jay ananta gagane.
Pan kare rabi shashi anjali
bhariya- sada dipta rahe
akshyaya jyoti- nitya purna
dhara jibone kirane.
Bosiya acho keno apanmone,
swarthanimagana ki karane?
Chari dike dekho chahi hridaya
prasari, khudra dukhosab
tuchcha mani
Prem bhariya laho shunya jibone.
“

95. Case Study 3: Self-understanding

96. Complaints
 Over learning
 Poor academic
performance
 Apprehension of
danger

97. Analysis of client
 Layer dynamics:
– Outer layer : Perceiving the book;
– Inner layer : Book is perceived as source of completeness;
– Innercore : Feeling of completeness;
 Reason for over learning: He tends to be complete being.
 Problem lies on over study due to extrinsic reading
motivation
 Target of change : Study for intrinsic motivation
 Case history : He can play tabla and can sing
Rabindrasangeet. It is practiced in family.

98. Session
Requesting him to sing any song of Tagore;
He selected “Jadi tare nai chini go se ki amay
nebe chine ei naba falguner dine---- jani ne, jani
ne”.
I asked if your book asked you the same what
would be your answer ?
He: Jani ne (I do not know)….after brooding…he
said that from today I would study the lesson to
understand it.
Termination: Client is able to understand how to
be complete.

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100. References
1. Dutta Roy,D. (2010).Rabindrik Psychotherapy in Stress
Management. PsyInsight. 1,3,10.
2. Dutta Roy,D. (2014). Rabindrik Psychotherapy, Journal of Social
science and welfare.
3. Shah, H. and Dutta Roy,D. (2014). Structure of Rabindrik human
values. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol.5, 4, p.368-375.
4.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology) , Mihaly
Csikszentmihalyi (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal
Experience. Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-016253-5. Retrieved
10 November 2013.
5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-
practice/201212/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-techniques-work

101. Tagore's works in Arabic Translation
[192-]
1. Mukhtarat min ashʻar gharamiyah li-Rabindaranat Taghur [Selections from the love poetry of Rabindranath Tagore]. Translated by Wadiʻ al-Bustani. [Cairo]:
Matbaʻat al-Maʻarif, 1920
2. al-Bayt wa-al-ʻalam: qissah ijtimaʻiyah [The Home and the World: A Social Story]. Translated by Tanyus ʻAbduh. Misr: Idarat al-Hilal, 1925.
3. al-Sad̄ hana: aw kunh al-hayah: li filsuf al-hind tajur [Sadhana: The Essence of Life by the Indian philosopher Tagore]. al-Qahirah: Maktabat Misr, 1947.
4. Qurban al-aghani [Songs' Offerings = Gitanjali: Song Offerings]. Translated by Yuhanna Qumayr [=Father Johan Comair], Junia: Libanese Mursaleen Press, 1948
(new edn: Beirut: Dar al-Mashriq, 2000).
5. al-Zanabiq al-humr [Red Lilies = Red Oleanders]. Translated by Ahmad ʻAbd al-Ghafur ʻAttar. [Cairo]: Dar al-Maʻarif, 1952.
6. Jany al-thimar [Fruit Gathering]. Translated by Badi Haqqi. Beirut: Matabi‘ al-Adaab, 1955 (new edn: Sallat al-fakiha: Jany al-thimar [Fruit Basket: Fruit
Gathering]. Revised by Josef Elias. Beirut: al-Malayeen Printing House, 2000, 2004).
7. Jitanjali [Gitanjali]. Translated by Badi Haqqi. Beirut: Matabi‘ al-Adaab, 1955.
8. Sallat al-Fakihah [Fruit Basket = Corbeille de Fruits/Fruit Gathering]. Translated by Father Ayyub Falluh. Beirut: al-Yanbou’ Publications, 1958.
9. Rawai‘u taghur fi al-shi‘r wa al-masrah [Wonders of Tagore in Poetry and Drama = Gitanjali, Fruit Gathering, The Gardener, The Crescent Moon, The Cycle of
Spring, Chitra]. Translated by Badi Haqqi. Beirut: Dar al-Malaein, 1958 (2nd edn: Damascus, 1965; new edn: Beirut: Darul ‘Ilm lil Mala’in, 1984, Damascus: Dar
al-madá, 1998.)
10. Jitanjali [Gitanjali]. Cairo: Dar al-Qalam, 1961.
11. Shitra [Chitra]. Cairo: Dar al-Qalam, 1961.
12. Dawrat al-rabiʻ [Spring Session = The Cycle of Spring]. Translated by Badi Haqqi and annotated by Najah Attar. Dimashq: Wizarat al-Thaqafah wa-al-Irshad al-
Qawmi, Mudiriyat al-Talif wa-al-Tarjamah, 1965. (Series: Silsilah rawai al-adab al-sharqi, 3)
13. Taghur: masrah wa al-shiʻr [Tagore Theatre and Poetry]. Translated by Yuhanna Qumayr. Beirut: al-Mashreq House, 1967, 1974.
14. al-Shiʻr wa al-masrah [Poetry and Theatre]. Translated by Badi Haqqi. Beirut: House of Science for Millions, 1972.
15. al-Bayt wa al-ʻalam. [The Home and the World]. Cairo: Dar el-Hilal, 1977.
16. Min al-masrah al-ʻalimi [From the World Stage]. al-Kuwayt: al-Majlis al-Watani lil-Thaqafah wa-al-Funun wa-al-Ādab, [198-]. (Plays by Rabindranath Tagore,
Kalidasa, Arthur Miller, Lillian Hellman, Edward Bond, and Sean O'Casey).


102. Tagore's works in Arabic Translation
1. Hakadha ghanna Taghur [Thus Sang Tagore]. Translated by Khalifa Muhammad al-Tillisi. Tunisia and Libya: al-
Darul ‘Arabiyya lil Kuttab, 1989.
2. Aghanin wa ash‘ar [Songs and Poems]. Translated by Abdul Wahid Lu’lua. Abu Dhabi: al-Majma‘ al-Thaqafi
(Publications of the Cultural Centre), 1995.
3. Dhikrayati [My Reminiscences]. Translated by Salah Salah. Abu Dhabi: al-Majma‘ al-Thaqafi (Publications of the
Cultural Centre), 1995.
4. Min rawai‘ ash-sha‘ir al-hindi: Taghur [From the Wonders of Indian Poet Tagore]. Translated by Hazim Nazim
Fadil. Abu Dhabi: al-Majma‘ al-Thaqafi, 1995.
5. al-Qasida al-akhira [The Last Poem]. Translated by Farid al-Shahf and Thaer Zeinaldin Damascus: al-Hiwar House
of Publication, 2006.
6. Tahqiq al-hayah [The Realisation of Life = Sadhana]. Translated by Muhammad Tahir al-Jabalawi. Cairo: The
Anglo-Egyptian Library, n. d.
7. al-Bustani [The Gardener]. Translated by Wadi‘ al-Bustani. Cairo: al-Maarif, n.d.
8. Qulub ḍallah [Misguided/Lost Hearts]. Beirut: Dar al-Bashir, n.d.

103. Arabic books on Rabindranath Tagore
1. al-Khatib, Muhibb al-Din. Taghur. Cairo: al-Maktaba al-Salafiya, 1928.
2. al-Manjuri, Muhammad. Taghor: al-wahdah al-ruhiya [Tagore: Spiritual Unity], Cairo: [No publisher mentioned], 1943.
3. Ayyad, Muhammad. Sha‘ir al hubb wa al-salam [Poet of Love and Peace]. Cairo: Egyptian Ministry of Culture and Guidance, 1961 (new
edn: Taghor: Shaʻir al-hubb wa al-salam [Tagore: Poet of Love and Peace]. Cairo: Egyptian Book Organisation, 1974).
4. al-Husaini, Suhaila. Taghur: al-janib al-imani [Tagore: From the Aspect of Belief & Faith]. Cairo: al-Hay’ah al-Misriyyah al-‘Ammah lil Kuttab,
2007.
5. al-Jabalawi, Muhammad Tahir. Mukhtarat min Taghur [Selections from Tagore]. [Cairo]: Dar al-fikr al-ʻarabi, 1961.
6. al-Jabalawi, Muhammad Tahir. Dhikra Tajur [Tagore anniversary]. Cairo: Maktaba al-Anjlo al-Misriyyah, 1961.
7. ——Taghor: fi al-dhikra al-mi'awiyah li miladih [The Hundredth Birth Anniversary of Tagore]. Cairo: Ministry of Education, 1961.
8. Kreblani (Kripalani), Krishna. Taghor: ʻAbqariyah alhamat al-sharq wa al-gharb [Tagore: A Genius that Inspired the East and the West]. Translated
by Hosni Friz. Amman: Dar Alkitab Alarabi [Arab Writer House], 1966.
9. Ubri, Mishal. Taghur al-mu‘allim al-insan [Tagore: the Teacher of Man]. Beirut: Darur Raihani li al-Tiba‘ah wa al-Nashr, 1974.
10. al-Khuri, Musa and al-Khuri, Ghassan, Diyanatush sha‘ir [The Religion of a Poet]. Damascus: Dar al-Ghirbal, 1988.
11. Ayyad, Muhammad Shukri. Bayn al-falsafah wa al-naqd [Between Philosophy and Criticism]. Cairo: Friends’ Book Publications, 1990.
12. Baghjati, Adnan. Taghur wa aakharun: shu‘araul hind [Tagore and Others: Indian Poets]. Damascus: Dar al- Ahali, 1991.
13. Ayyad, Muhammad Shukri. Fi ʻalam Taghor: shaʻir al-hubb wa al- salam, al-Bayt wa al-ʻIlm [In the world of Tagore, Tagore The Poet of Love and
Peace, The Home and Learning]. Cairo: The Supreme Council of Culture, 2000.
14. ʻAʼishah, ʻAbd al-Latif. Aghani wa-ashʻar Rabindranat Taghur [Songs and poems of Tagore]. Abu Dhabi: al-Majmaʻ al-Thaqafi, 2000.
15. Zabib, Najib. Taghur: faylasuful hind wa hakimuha [Tagore: Philosopher of India and its Sagacious Man]. Beirut: Dar al-Hadi lit Tiba‘ah wan Nashr
wat Tawzi‘, 2001.
16. Sakkut, Hamdi, ed., Qamus al-Adab al-ʻArabiy al-Hadith [Dictionary of Modern Arab Literature]. Cairo: Dar ash-Shuruq, 2009.
17. al-Tahiri, Muhammad Sayyid. ed. Taghor: Shaʻir al-Hind al-mulhim [Tagore, the Inspiring Indian Poet]. Damascus: Dar Ninwah (Nineveh House
for Studies, Publishing and Distribution), 2010 ("first published in 1961").
18. Thaqafatul Hind (Special issue on Tagore), vol. 62, no. 4, 2011, New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

104. PRANAM

105. Psychiatric illness affects DALYs and Economic
health of country.
WHO reports that mental illnesses are the leading causes of disability
adjusted life years (DALYs) worldwide accounting for 37% of
healthy years lost from NCDs (Non communicable diseases).
Loss of employment, productive human resources
Depression alone accounts for one third of this disability.
The new report estimates the global cost of mental illness at nearly 2.5
trillion dollars in 2010 with a projected increase to over $6T in 2015.
The economic health of both developing and developed nations will
depend on controlling the staggering growth in costs from NCDs.
Ref: www.nimh.nih.gov

106. Psychological Counselling and Psychotherapy as
antidotes of psychiatric illness
Psychotropic drug is a
chemical substance
that changes brain
function and results in
alterations in
perception, mood and
consciousness.
 Like psychotropic drugs,
psychological counselling
and psychotherapy can
decrease severity level of
psychiatric disorders.
 They can change
perception of self and of
the surroundings. They
can develop the abilities
to withstand threats.

107. What is Psychotherapy ?
 The term psychotherapy
refers to the treatment of
psychological disorders
through the use of
psychological theories,
the postulates, techniques
and tools rather than
physical means like
administration of drugs or
surgery
Some therapies
– Psychoanalysis
– Behaviour
modification
– Cognitive therapy
– Cognitive behaviour
therapy
– Rabindrik
Psychotherapy

108. Paradigm shift in Psychotherapy
Classical psychotherapy
 Bounded consciousness
 Freedom is restricted by therapist
 Survival strategy is formulated by
therapist
 Objective is treatment as if pain
management
 Psychotherapy is guided by
labelling
 Insight occurs by the
interpretation of therapist
Rabindrik psychotherapy
 Unbounded consciousness
 Freedom is restricted by sufferer
 Survival strategy is formulated by
sufferer
 Objective is self-awakening
 No labelling
 Performing art based psychotherapy
 Insight occurs through performing arts
performed by sufferer and therapist.
Both therapist and sufferers are
performers.
Dr. Debdulal Dutta Roy, Ph.D. (Psy.)
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
13.12.15

109. Q & A about Rabindrik
Psychotherapy
Q. Is it necessary to learn Bengali for it’s application ?
A. Tagore’s songs were translated into different languages. So language is
not bar. Again, when music and language is synchronized, music can
create similar effect.
Study: Few adults affiliated with Islamic religion are asked to draw whatever
comes to their mind and experience physiological changes when
rabindrasangeet by violin was presented. The lyric is – “ Amar hiyar
majhe lukiye chile dekhte ami pai ni” (I can not see my hidden force).
After the full presentation, it was seen that they drew the pictures similar
to the lyrics. One reported muscular pain in his leg. When asked, he
reported someone pulled his leg to the hole.

110. Q & A about Rabindrik
Psychotherapy
Q. Is it necessary to be specialist in Rabindra
sangeet ?
A. This is not required if lyrics can create flow
across layers in consciousness.

111. PRAYER
 অন্তর মম ছবকছিত কররা
অন্তরতর চি-- ছেমমে কররা,
উজ্জ্বে কররা, সুদর কররা চি ॥
জাগ্রত কররা, উেযত কররা,
ছের্ম য় কররা চি। মঙ্গে কররা,
ছেরেস ছেিঃসংিয় কররা চি ॥
যুক্ত কররা চি সবার সরঙ্গ, মুক্ত
কররা চি বন্ধ। সঞ্চার কররা
সকে করমম িান্ত চতামার িদ।
রণপরে মম ছ ত ছেষ্পছদত
কররা চি। েছদত কররা, েছদত
কররা, েছদত কররা চি ॥
 Help me thrive and upgrade my
core, O my innermost one –
Cleanse, brighten, and make it
adorable one. Awaken, prepare,
and make me audacious. Bless,
energise, and make me
unambiguous. Unite me with all
others, break all closures. Inflict
your mellow rhythm in all
endeavours. Affix my mind on
your lotus feet, if you please.
Bliss, Bliss, make my life a Bliss.
Translated by Anjan Ganguly
Rabindrik Psychotherapy aims at awakening the self
http://www.geetabitan.com/lyrics/A/antor-mamo-bikoshito-kar.html

112. INTRODUCTION TO
RABINDRIK PSYCHOTHERAPY
Dr. D. Dutta Roy, Ph.D. (Psy.)
Psychology Research Unit
INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
19th December, 2015
Kolkata, INDIA
E-mail:ddroy@isical.ac.in