Sep 10, 2022Making Indians healthy: RBI to launch trauma-informed moneyThis historic decision would go a long way in making India a trauma-informed economy: PM Modi — MUMBAI, SEPTEMBER 10: In a landmark move to boost the mental health of Indians, the Reserve Bank of India announced the launch of trauma-informed money here on Saturday. Announcing the decision in an unscheduled press conference at the RBI headquarters, Governor Shaktikanta Das said the trauma-informed money would significantly reduce…Health3 min readHealth3 min read
Jan 31, 2021“But I’m Essential”: My Mental Health Wish List for Budget Session 2021Although I’m almost sure that none of my wishes would be fulfilled by the government, I am still writing this article. — During the last week of the year 2020, The Atlantic magazine published an article by Olga Khazan entitled The Problem With ‘Uber for Therapy’. The article began by describing the firing in November of seven mental-health coaches employed by AbleTo, a company “which provides mental-health services to people through apps…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
Oct 14, 2020Plagiarism Council of India?A 30-member committee led by President of IACP Kerala Region couldn’t write even a letter without plagiarizing more than half of it. — How many psychologists would it take to produce original work spanning three pages? I’d say just one. But Dr Satheesh Nair, the President of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) Kerala Region, would probably disagree. For a 30-member committee led by him couldn’t write a three page letter to the…Psychology6 min readPsychology6 min read
Jun 21, 2020The Hollowness of “Reach Out to a Mental Health Professional” Advice in IndiaThe advice is infructuous in a nation which has only 5% of the required clinical psychologists — The tragic death of young actor Sushant Singh Rajput has once again brought into public attention — even if it is for a few days — the importance of mental health. Everyone was understandably shocked by the tragedy, which resulted in outpouring of tributes and sharing of his memories. Almost…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Jan 21, 2019The Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018 is terrible for psychologyPsychology as a discipline has always been in an identity crisis, especially in India. Is it a branch of philosophy? The answer now is ‘no’. Is it a branch of social sciences? That is how it is taught in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and some other institutions. Does…Psychology4 min readPsychology4 min read
Dec 24, 20183 things Indian psychology professors should tell their students but don’tOfficially, psychology in India is more than a century old. Developmentally, it is still an infant. Why? Because the discipline has not grown and made an impact on the Indian societies. Individually, many psychologists have made a name for themselves, but institutionally, one cannot find a single psychology association in…Psychology3 min readPsychology3 min read
