Introduction to Authors, October Issue

OCTOBER ISSUE: IN PROCESS

Prof. M Basavanna


Prof. M Basavanna (b. 1933) had the privilege of being a student of professors M. V. Gopalaswamy, B. Kuppuswamy, and B. Krishnan, the three eminent psychologists. Dr Basavanna retired as professor and chairman of the department of psychology at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati (A.P.), after having served there for thirty-five years. Even now he is actively engaged in teaching and writing about psychology in spite of his advancing age. His major interests are personality, counseling, and history of psychology. He has published several articles and books in psychology. He lives in Bangalore and occasionally offers counseling to the needy.
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Jayanti Basu

Jayanti Basu is a Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Calcutta. She is also a psychoanalyst and rehabilitation psychologist. Her major research interests are in Social Psychology (including gender stereotype, aggressive behaviour, sexuality and moral behaviour, relationship issues), Clinical and Heath Psychology (including psychotherapy process, mental health aspects of chronic diseases, neuropsychological aspects of ageing, ego functions) and Cognitive Psychology (including memory and thinking).

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Narayanan Srinivasan


Dr. Narayanan Srinivasan is currently Professor and Head at the Centre of
Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences (CBCS), University of Allahabad. Dr. Srinivasan
is also a visiting scientist at the Riken Brain Science Institute since 2006. He has
a master degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science and
subsequently earned his PhD in Psychology from the University of Georgia, USA
in 1996 specializing in Cognitive Psychology. He is primarily interested in studying
visual perception, attention, emotions, and consciousness. Dr. Srinivasan has edited
five books and has published more than seventy publications. Dr. Srinivasan is an
associate editor for the journals International Journal on Mind, Brain and Cognition
and Psychological Studies.

Home page: http://facweb.cbcs.ac.in/nsrini



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Parul Rishi

Dr. Parul Rishi, PhD in Psychology and Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Human Resource Management at Indian Institute of Forest Management, (IIFM), Bhopal . She has published around 65 papers in different International/National journals and book chapters and presented more than 40 papers in different scientific National and International conferences.Currently she is engaged in teaching, training, research and consulting assignments focusing primarily on Behavioural Perspectives of Forest and Environmental issues, Stress Management and Personality Development, Environmental Leadership and corporate social responsibility.

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Ketoki Mazumdar

Ketoki Mazumdar, research scholar at the Centre for Human Ecology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Having completed her Mphil from the same institute, she is now working towards her PhD in the field of positive psychology and well- being. She finds child and adolescent psychology as her area of interest along with the new found curiosity in the zone of Social and Developmental psychology as well. Mixed methodology is her prime research focus, with special emphasis on qualitative research. She has made use of NVivo (qualitative software) for her analysis while doing MPhil dissertation. Her prior education has been in the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta. Currently, her PhD is in the area of Positive Psychology, Well-being and Happiness under the guidance of Dr. Rajani K, from TISS.

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NovRattan Sharma

Nov Rattan Sharma is the Professor of Psychology at M.D. University, Rohtak and Editor of the Journal of Indian Health Psychology. He has 27 years of teaching experience. Professor Sharma contributed around 75 research articles to various journals and Books. He edited seven books on different titles of psychology. Besides supervision of M.Phil and Doctoral dissertation, he is engaged in extensive community level programmes on applications of Psychology. His areas of research are Positive Health Psychology, Spirituality and Meditation.
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Mandeep Sharma

Mandeep Sharma (Project Fellow- SAP (UGC- DRS-II) after completing M.Phil from Kurukshetra University Kurukshatra is doing Ph.d under the supervision of Prof. Amrita Yadava in Department of Psychology, M.D.University, Rohtak in the area of Lie Detection (Polygraph). He published 8 research articles in reputed journals.

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Kaveri Chauhan
Kaveri Chauhan, after completing M.Phil from Dept. of Psychology, M.D.University, Rohtak, is working as a Counselor (Psychologists) in Richmond Fellowship Society (Delhi), HALFWAY HOME & DAY CARE CENTRE For patients suffering from (Schizophrenia). She published one research article in reputed journal (JIIAP). Her research interests are in the areas Mediation and Spirituality.
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Kakali Basu
Mrs. Kakali Basu is the Board Member and Chief Researcher of Step One Foundation (http://stepone.jimdo.com/). She is also an honourary Advisor of Performing Arts Therapy center, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata. She is presently teacher-in-charge of St. Mary's Orphanage & Day school Multi Disability Unit. Her research interests are in children with disabilities.

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Bishakha Mazumdar

Bishakha Majumdar completed her Masters in Applied Psychology from the University of Calcutta in 2009. She has been a lecturer at Gokhale Memorial Girls’ College, and is presently working as a Research Project Fellow in the DRS (Departmental Research Support) I, (Special Assistance Programme [SAP]) University Grants Commission, Project on Students’ Mental Health and Health Seeking Behaviour in the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta. She is also a Master Trainer for Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis & Malaria-7 (GFATM), Calcutta University, since August 2009, and is a regular resource person for training ICTC (Integrated Counselling & Testing Centre), STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) and ART (Anti Retroviral Therapy) Counsellors under WBSAP&CS (West Bengal State AIDS Prevention & Control Society). Her research works, on organizational behavior and/or mental health, have been presented in conferences in India and abroad, and have been accepted for national and international publications.
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Anjana Bhattacharjee

Anjana Bhattacharjee, M.A. and Ph.D. in Applied Psychology, is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Maharaja Bir Bikram College, Tripura University. She is also Visiting Faculty in the Directorate of Distance Education (M.A. in Education), Tripura University. In brief, she has got 8 years research and 3 years teaching experience. Presently, she is the State Convener (for Tripura) of Indian School Psychology Association. Her current areas of research interest include drug addiction, HIV/AIDS, and problems of disadvantaged youths.
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