Anthony Gonsalves

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Anthony Prabhu Gonsalves (90s in 2005) is an Indian musical composer and teacher from the village of Majorda (near Margao in Goa, India) who, during the mid-1960s, attempted to merge the symphonies of his Goan heritage with the Hindustani melodies and rhythms in films of the day.

He found his first job in the city as a violinist in the group of the composer Naushad in 1943. He taught R.D. Burman and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma-( member of the Laxmikant Pyarelal team) and has worked with B.R. Chopra (Naya Daur, Waqt), Naushad (Dillagi), and Chetan Anand (Haqeeqat). The song "My Name is Anthony Gonsalves" was Pyarelal's tribute to his violin teacher

In 1958, Gonsalves founded the Indian Symphony Orchestra (not the Symphony Orchestra of India) featuring playback singers Lata Mangeshkar and Manna Dey as soloists, the works were performed in the quadrangle of St. Xavier’s College in Mapusa, Goa.

In 1965, he quit the film industry and went to the United States via a travelling grant from Syracuse University in New York. He became a member of the American Society of Composers, Publishers and Authors.