Marking the legacy of Professor Durganand Sinha (1922–1998)
An influential voice in Indian psychology, Professor Sinha advocated for frameworks rooted in local knowledge and cultural context, rather than approaches confined to quantitative methodologies. His work across cognitive psychology, rural development, and social change continues to shape the discipline.
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Remembering Sudhir Kakar (1938–2023), Indian psychoanalyst and author. Trained under Erik Erikson, his work explored the Indian psyche through themes of identity, sexuality, and culture, most notably in his seminal book The Inner World.
We think of psychology in the Majority world as passive and receptive to a prevailing Western zeitgeist. However, this has been a resistance to its subject matter and methodology for decades. Indian Professor Durganand Sinha (1922-1998) challenges some of these assumptions in his paper.
Girindrasekhar Bose (31st January 1887- 3rd June 1953) celebrating the life and work of the first Indian psychoanalyst.
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