Psychology in Modern India: Historical, Methodological, and Future Perspectives

by Girishwar Misra (Editor), Nilanjana Sanyal (Editor), Sonali De (Editor)

Overview

This book offers a critical account of the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological developments in key areas of psychology in India, providing insights into the developments and advances as well as future directions. Filling an important gap in the literature on the history of psychology in India, it brings together contributions by leading scholars to present a clear overview of the state of the art of the field. The thematic parts of the book discuss the historical perspectives: development of psychology in India; research methodologies in the West and India; future directions for research in the field. The book is of special interest to researchers, school administrators, curriculum designers, and policymakers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789811647079
Publisher:	Springer Nature Singapore
Publication date:	10/30/2021
Edition description:	1st ed. 2021
Pages:	534
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Girishwar Misra, Ph.D. served as Professor of Psychology at the University of Delhi for two decades. He also served as Vice Chancellor ofMahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishvavidyalaya, Wardha. Dr. Misra’s research is focused on social, developmental, health, and cultural psychology. He has published journal articles on these topics, many in top tier peer-reviewed journals such as American Psychologist, International Journal of Psychology, Psychology and Developing Societies, and International Journal of Behavioural Development. He has served as the President of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), India, and edited the journal Psychological Studies (Springer) for 16 years. He was Fulbright Senior Scholar at Swarthmore College and Michigan University, An Arbor. He is a recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, National Fellowship of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Fellowship of the NAOP, India, Fulbright Nehru Fellowship and S.C. Mitra Memorial Award by Asiatic Society. His recent works include Psychosocial Interventions for Health and Well-Being (Springer, 2018) and Surveys and Explorations in Psychology (Oxford, 2019).
Nilanjana Sanyal, Ph.D. served as Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. She has 35 years of teaching experience. She has authored a book, co-authored two books, edited two books and is a co-author of the Indian adaptation of a Test Manual. She has over 180 international and national publications including 32 book chapters to her credit till date. Her research interests include psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy, clinical psychology, gerontology, spiritual and positive psychology. She is also a practicing psychoanalyst for the last 38 years. Sonali De, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. She has 23 years of teaching experience and has written more than 30 journal articles. Her research interests include social psychology, the psychology of gender, and media psychology. She has contributed a review chapter to the 6th ICSSR Survey of Psychology. She is serving NAOP, India as its Secretary General.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Perspectives on Psychology in India
Girishwar Misra, Nilanjana Sanyal and Sonali De

Part 1 Historical Perspectives
2. Modern Psychology in India: Reminiscences and Reflections
H.S. Asthana
3. History of Psychology of Calcutta University across the Century
Nilanjana Sanyal
4. Applied Psychology at the University of Calcutta: Heritage and State-of-the-art
Jayanti Basu and N.K.Bhattacharya
5. Eminent Teachers of the Department of Psychology at Calcutta University

Somnath Bhattacharya
6. Shall Twain Ever Meet? : The Cultural Politics of Psychoanalysis in India
Arvind Kumar Mishra
7. History of the Development of Psychology in Bangladesh

Hamida Akhtar Begum
8. Development of Psychology in North East India
Indranee Phookan Borooah
9. Psychology in the North India: An Overview
Akbar Husain

Part II
Disciplinary Perspectives
10. Re-invisioning Psychology: A Critical History of Psychology in India

Arvind Kumar Mishra and Divya Padalia
11. Indian Psychology in Prospect
K. Ramakrishna Rao
12 .Thematic and Theoretical Moves in Psychology in Modern India
Girishwar Misra and Anand C. Paranjpe
13. Past and Present Research Methodologies in India
Damodar Suar

Part III
Developments in Sub Fields of Psychology
14. Assessment of Individual Differences in India: Its Historical Roots, Current Status and Future Directions
Jitendra K Singh and Indiwar Misra
15. Human Development Research in India: A Historical Overview
Rachana Bhangaokar and Shagufa Kapadia
16. Hundred Years of Social Psychology in India
Janak Pandey
17. Understanding Organizational Behaviour in India: An Indigenous Perspective
Anand Prakash and Alka Bajpai
18. Mental Health and Healing in India: A Retrospect
Ajit K. Dalal
19. Clinical Psychology Education and Training in the Indian Context
Vishnu Sharan and RavikeshTripathi
20 . Holistic and Holigrative Approaches to Psychology
V. George Mathew
21. Perspectives on Educational Psychology in India
Ashok K. Srivastava
22. Emergence of Quantum Mechanics, Human Mind and Happiness
Jagadindra Mandal

Part IV
Critical Appraisal and Future Perspectives
23. Psychology in India: A Discipline in Search of its Identity
Parul Bansal
24. Psychology in India: A Glance on Paradigmatic and Methodological Perspectives
Raghubir Singh Pirta and Girishwar Misra
25 . Towards A Culturally Grounded Human Science: Prospects of Psychology for India
Nandita Chaudhary and Sujata Sriram
26. Situating Systems of Psychology Within the Traditional Indian and Modern Western Knowledge Systems
Anand C. Paranjpe
27. Reflections on Nurturing the Tree of Psychology in India
Girishwar Misra, Shivantika Sharad, Nivida Chandra and Indiwar Misra
28. Post Script
Ajit K. Mohanty

Editorial Reviews

The book is very rigorous, and well-researched. … It is recommended for all students, teachers, researchers … . This book is also a must-read for anyone in India who is trying to create a professional identity and develop a sense of community belongingness. Policymakers can use this book to translate the ideas and reflections of eminent Indian psychologists … . This book can be considered a milestone in the continuing quest for constructing the history of psychology in modern India.” (Vanita Sondhi, Psychological Studies, Vol. 67 (4), October-December, 2022)

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