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Living and Doing Psychology

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  • Jai B. P. Sinha

    (ASSERT Institute of Management Studies, Patna sinhajbp@gmail.com)

Abstract

As I look back at about 45 years of my research journey, I see three somewhat overlapping phases showing that my research has co-evolved with the way I have related to my milieu. The first 15 years witnessed my struggle to outgrow the alien framework by conducting research that, I thought, addressed the most salient socio-cultural issues in the Indian context with the methods that seemed to be the most appropriate. For the next 15 years, I tried to claim a legitimate space for my research on the international landscape. My encounters there—enriching and yet frustrating—led me to realise that I can at best be an Indian cultural psychologist. In the third phase, therefore, I returned to focus on my ongoing interest in organisational behaviour that I believe is deeply embedded in the Indian societal culture inheriting psycho-philosophical thoughts from the ancient time. Hence, I have been exploring, through multi-authored, multi-centred and multi-methods research, how the ancient Indian wisdom has filtered through contemporary experiences to create an inclusive Indian mindset that manifests in social and organisational behaviour.

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  • Jai B. P. Sinha, 2010. "Living and Doing Psychology," Psychology and Developing Societies, , vol. 22(1), pages 95-120, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:psydev:v:22:y:2010:i:1:p:95-120
    DOI: 10.1177/097133360902200104
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