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Ashis Nandy (born 13 May 1937) is an Indian political psychologist, social theorist, futurist and critic. A trained clinical psychologist, Nandy has provided theoretical critiques of European colonialism, development, modernity, secularism, Hindutva, science, technology, nuclearism, cosmopolitanism, and utopia.
Ashis Nandy is a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Postcolonial Studies and a co-founder of postcolonial studies. He has written and edited several books on topics such as violence, culture, utopia, and knowledge.
Ashis Nandy is a prominent Indian intellectual, activist, and author who explores the creative and destructive potential of human beings. He has published books on colonialism, culture, violence, and human rights, and received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2007.
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Oct 3, 2014 · Renowned political psychologist Ashis Nandy analyses Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s motives in initiating the Swachch Bharat Abhiyan, his ideas on cleanliness, sanitation, and environment...
Ashis Nandy, an Indian psychologist and cultural critic of the post-1945 era, has spent his career largely re-imagining “Indic civilization” as a Gandhi-inspired rejection of Western civilization and especially Western modernity.
Nov 3, 2021 · An interview with the renowned Indian scholar and critic, who discusses his approach to politics, psychology, colonialism, and the Partition. He explores the role of human nature, rationality, and charisma in shaping political outcomes and crises.
Ashis Nandy. A Short Biographical Note (2004) by Vinay Lal. Ashis Nandy is, without a doubt, India's most formidable and controversial intellectual, its most arresting thinker, and a cultural and political critic without perhaps any equal in South Asia.
