Profile – ARTHUR FERNANDES

Arthur Fernandes has graduated in Abnormal and Developmental Psychology and completed his Masters in Industrial Psychology from Fergusson College, Pune.

As a child, he developed a fond liking for music at the age of six and has been inspired ever since. He went on to perform for his school and college and played an integral part in featuring them on the national level competition charts. He has achieved National level certificates for fine art, been awarded for outstanding contribution & performance in music in Fergusson College & awarded as a leader in the group for organizational skills and contributed to the success of the cultural program and a session in the soft skills development course conducted under the guidance of the Pune University.

He further on worked in the Human Resource at Infosys BPO in the Employee Relations Department and handled one of the largest profiles there. He was responsible for Employee Engagement, Employee Assistance, Employee Emergencies / Health Management, Employee Induction for over 5000 employees in the BPO sector. He has also led and managed large events successfully at zero budget.

Through his years of experience in music, he has learnt that music is a universal language and can heal. He uses music as the core for counselling, workshops or motivational talks. He is a certified Arts Based Therapist and facilitates Drum Circles on a large scale for communities, NGO’s and corporates, in Pune, Mumbai, Bangalore and Goa.

Apart from this he is a Musician, a Drummer and also plays the guitar and keyboard. He teaches the same. He is a singer and a soloist for a professional choir for the past 13 years and has been performing for various concerts. He has done recordings for albums in the music industry, one of them being for Kunal Ganjawala.

Being a certified Arts Based Therapist, he has worked as a Counsellor and an Arts Based Therapist at St. Andrews School, Pune and has conducted workshops and sessions on Motivation, Confidence Building, Decision Making and Sex Education in various schools and colleges in Pune, Mumbai and Goa. He offers his services at Mother Theresa’s Home - Pune, as an Arts Based Therapist and is also helping an NGO to conduct Life Skills Training Programs in various schools. He is a guest faculty at Indira Institute of Management, Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad Engineering College, Pune and teaches the MBA HR students. He has also been invited by Sophia’s College, Mumbai, and other schools in Goa and conducted sessions and workshops on Motivation, Handling emotions and Thinking Out of the Box.

Being a Music Therapist, he facilitates Drum Circles for all populations and corporates. He has been featured on Radio and print media in Goa, like the Navhind Times, The Times Of India, Lokmat, The Herald, etc. HCN NEWS, Goa, has aired a half an hour documentary on his work and plans to introduce Drum Circles as a form of music therapy in Goa. He has facilitated Drum Circles extensively in Pune, Mumbai, Goa and Bangalore. And also for various corporates like Vodafone, Xerox, Oracle, AMDOCS, Druva Software, Adventure Pulse, Peoples Edge and so on to name a few. He makes group drumming a fun and effective way to reduce stress, connect with oneself and others, live in the moment and build musical skills. His facilitation makes drumming engaging, accessible, and meaningful for all ages and all levels.

He is on the Board of Trustees and the Director of Resource Mobilization for an NGO, The Academic Advisors. He also practices as a counsellor and an Arts Based Therapist at his clinic. As a psychologist, he occasionally assists in solving cyber crime cases too.