Girishwar Misra, Ph.D., served as Professor of Psychology at the University of Delhi for two decades. Dr. Misra’s research is focused on social, developmental, health, and cultural psychology. He has published journal articles on these topics, many in top tier peer-reviewed journals such as American Psychologist, International Journal of Psychology, Psychology and Developing Societies, and International Journal of Behavioural Development. He has served as the President of the National Academy of Psychology, India, and edited the journal Psychological Studies (Springer) for 16 years. He is a recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh and National Fellowship of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Fellowship of the National Academy of Psychology, India, and Fulbright Nehru Fellowship. His recent work includes Psychosocial Interventions for Health and Well-Being (Springer, 2018).
Nilanjana Sanyal, Ph.D. served as Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. She has 35 years of teaching experience. She has authored a book, co-authored two books, edited two books and is a co-author of the Indian adaptation of a Test Manual. She has over 180 international and national publications including 32 book chapters to her credit till date. Her research interests include psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy, clinical psychology, gerontology, spiritual and positive psychology. She is also a practicing psychoanalyst for the last 38 years. Sonali De, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata. She has 23 years of teaching experience and has written more than 30 journal articles. Her research interests include social psychology, the psychology of gender, and media psychology.