Psychology in Modern India
“Psychology in Modern India is a remarkable breakthrough in the analysis of ideas in psychology
where the colonial efforts
... [Show More] of the Occident have attempted to subordinate the psychologies of the
Orient over the past century. This careful survey of how psychology has developed in India since
1915 is particularly important as it shows new pathways for leaving Euro-American traditions in
psychology behind and showing how innovations in psychology are possible on the basis of both
the ancient and the contemporary ideas that have grown in the Indian societies.”
—Jaan Valsiner, Ph.D., Professor of Cultural Psychology, Aalborg University, Editor-in-Chief,
Culture & Psychology (Sage), Foreign Member, Estonian Academy of Sciences
“It is for the first time to my knowledge that a comprehensive statement about the need for a serious
look at Indian perspectives in psychology has been made. Psychology in Modern India: Historical,
Methodological and Future Perspectives draws attention to the gross error in following blindly the
Western concepts and methodologies. Alternatives are suggested. It was easy to tread the path of
Western psychologists. Exploring formulating, teaching, and researching Indian perspective is far
more difficult. The book makes this easier to undertake”.
—Madan N. Palsane, Ph.D., Former Professor and Head, Psychology Department,
Pune University, Pune
“This edited volume, as its title promises, is a comprehensive book in its scope and delivers a
fresh, succinct, and an updated perspective on nearly every covered topic. The volume is well-
organized both between chapters and within chapters, and these are well-referenced, with rela-
tively updated references. Throughout the book, the significance of socio-cultural and historical
underpinnings is constantly reinforced with suitable examples—both from theoretical and applied
settings. The volume is a valuable resource for the beginners as well as the experienced interested
in ‘indigenization from within’.”
—Sagar Sharma, Ph.D. FNA Psy., Former Professor and Head Department of Psychology and
Dean Faculty of Arts/Social Sciences, H. P. University, Shimla
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