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Autonomy has long been measured as independent decision-making, built largely on Western samples. For Indian women, however, autonomy is negotiated within their families. Their own wishes come after those of their husbands and children, and sacrificing their desires for the good of the family has become the norm. This blog describes how this is a fundamental mismeasurement error of women’s agency,…
The effects of the conflict in West Asia have reached far beyond the region and ripple into the kitchens of a lot of India’s households. Given that India imports 60% of its LPG, with 90% sourced from the Middle East, even a slight disruption along the Strait of Hormuz can tremendously affect the availability and prices of the clean cooking gas. In response, the rural households may immediately…
India's problem is not lack of regulation but over-regulation of standards and procedures which has ramifications over micro as well as macro dimensions of the Indian economy. Policy makers have come with both macro as well as micro solutions to solve the problems of over-regulation in the Indian economy. But what has been importantly sidelined from the literature of public policy and Indian…
Students are often told to start early, plan ahead, and stay competitive. Yet many still delay career preparation, not because they do not care, but because the future feels uncertain, overwhelming, and emotionally loaded. In a VUCA world: volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, career decisions can trigger anxiety, avoidance, and fear of regret. This blog looks at why that delay happens and…
Batman is more than a superhero; he is a cultural mirror that has reflected more than eighty years of shifting societal ideologies. For over eight decades, Batman has remained one of the most adaptable characters in popular culture. But how does a character who varies so radically remain recognizable as the same person?
We often treat environmental crises in India as a "software" issue, shouting at people to change their behavior while ignoring the broken "hardware" of our systems. Between high-stress urban life and a literal "survival tax" on our mental bandwidth, sustainable living feels like a mental workout we can’t afford. This blog explores how we can hack our cognitive defaults to make green choices…
This piece examines the sociocultural and psychological tensions faced by women in India who are caught between modern opportunities and the mythic ideal of the "perfect woman". This ideal requires women to be simultaneously professionally successful and domestically efficient, creating an unspoken set of norms that often leads to anxiety, exhaustion, and a disconnected sense of self. A central…
This article serves as a beginner’s guide to understanding Salvador Minuchin and his contributions to the field of Family Therapy in Psychology. It discusses some of his works and how Minuchin was an important pioneer in shifting perspectives from the disease model to not just understanding the reasons behind psychological distress but also understanding ‘how’ environmental influences (in this…
Bikram from Odisha is not the first Adivasi to advocate for his tribe’s cultural identity, but the involvement of artificial intelligence (AI) in this fight is new and debatable. The world increasingly uses AI for preserving Indigenous traditions. However, AI reflects Western-centered data systems and biases, often positioning Indigenous and global South communities as mere data sources rather…
A trend in modern culture has pushed young people towards materialistic lifestyle choices, due to which some tend to show narcissism. The term ‘narcissism’ was derived from the Greek mythology of Narcissus. Narcissism is a dark, negative trait and is divided into two categories: grandiose and vulnerable. In life, two types of goals can be pursued: intrinsic or extrinsic. Narcissistic people find…
