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

ISBN-13: 9789811647048 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 768 str.

Girishwar Misra; Nilanjana Sanyal; Sonali de

Recenzje

"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)

Spis treści

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 

O autorze

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.