Evolution of Social Psychology in India: A Historical Perspective
The development of social psychology in India dates back to ancient times, with roots in philosophy and religious texts. The formal establishment of psychology departments in universities, along with the formation of associations and publication of journals, marked significant milestones. Social psychological research in India has evolved from interdisciplinary efforts to examining the connection between social values and national development.
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B.A. PART I (H) 28 APRIL 2020 KUMARI RANJEETA GUEST FACULTY M. L. ARYA COLLEGE, DEPTT. OF PSYCHOLOGY E-mail- bkranjeeta@gmail.com Mb. No.- 8969020842
28 APRIL 2020 B.A. PART II (H) PAPER IV,UNIT I (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) STATUS OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN INDIA Although applied practical knowledge of social behaviours can be traced to the rich Indian intellectual traditions in philosophy, religious texts, social-political treatises and reform movements from the ancient period, the scientific social psychology in India began in the 1920s mostly as a borrowed discipline from the West.
28 APRIL 2020 B.A. PART II (H) PAPER IV,UNIT I (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) In the Indian intellectual tradition, analyses, discourse, and interpretations of social interactions and behaviours may be traced as the focus of religious texts and philosophy as early as 1500 BC. Thus, from the Rigvedic times to the present era, examples of analysis of social behaviour can be elucidated. Psychology as a scientific discipline in the country is indebted to the colonial rulers and to the leadership of Sir Brojendra Nath Seal, who was instrumental in introducing it as a subject in the philosophy department at Calcutta University in the year 1905.
28 APRIL 2020 B.A. PART II (H) PAPER IV,UNIT I (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) In 1916 the first department of psychology was established in Calcutta. Later, in 1924, the second department was established at Mysore University; the third at Patna University in 1946. The scientific nature of research was recognized quite early in India; in 1923, the Indian Science Congress Association introduced a separate section of psychology. The formation of Indian Psychological Association in 1924 and the publication of the first psychology journal, the Indian Journal of Psychology, were major landmarks.
28 APRIL 2020 B.A. PART II (H) PAPER IV,UNIT I (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) Social psychological research and publications began as early as the 1920s. One such landmark is the publication of the first textbook in social psychology by Indian social psychologists (R. K. Mukherjee & Sengupta, 1928). This combined effort of Mukherjee, a renowned sociologist and Sengupta, a Harvard-trained experimental psychologist, was widely acclaimed. Thus, the beginning of social psychology in India was interdisciplinary in nature.
28 APRIL 2020 B.A. PART II (H) PAPER IV,UNIT I (SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY) From Independence to the present day, the nation s development has been at the top of the agenda of successive governments in India. This concern gets reflected in the various social psychology research programmes. A close link between social values and the process of development is well documented by D. Sinha and Kao (1988). The relationship of Hindu religion with personality and attitudinal and behavioural patterns and their association with economic development has been the focus of these investigations.
