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Creativity is Bold

Hansika was featured on ‘The Global Creativity Initiative Podcast’ in season 3, episode 9, ‘Creativity is Bold.’ Check it out here!

Helpful or not? Inaccurate Appraisals of Prosociality in the Dark Triad

Arathy, Sarah, Nikita, Hansika and Nishtha co-authored a paper on ‘Helpful or not? Inaccurate appraisals of prosociality in the dark triad’ Read more here!

Balancing Growth and Stability: MSMEs as Fiscal Drivers

Netra and Ishita wrote an article titled ‘Balancing Growth and Stability: MSMEs as Fiscal Drivers’ for the MEDC Economics Digest 2026. Read more here!

EnergyBot: Behavioural Interventions To Reduce Peak-time Energy Demand in India

Anirudh presented his paper on ‘EnergyBot: Behavioural interventions to reduce peak-time energy demand in India’ at the Behavioural Research in Economics Workshop (BREW-ESA) at MDI Gurgaon.

Invisible Burdens: How Metropolitan Density Offloads Emissions onto Small Towns

Zainab and Nitin presented their paper ‘Invisible Burdens: How Metropolitan Density Offloads Emissions onto Small Towns’ at the COIN 2025 (CONFERENCE ON INTERDISCIPLINARITY); Beyond New Urbanism? Environment, Sustainability and the Small Towns in India.

Fast Con­tent is Leav­ing Us Fam­ished

Hansika was quoted in the article ‘Fast con­tent is leav­ing us fam­ished.’ Read more here!

Doing Research: Practical Considerations for Field-based Research

Anirudh conducted a half-day session on ‘Doing Research: Practical Considerations for Field-based Research’ for faculty and doctoral researchers at the Mahatma Education Society's Night Degree College in Mumbai.’

Archives, Access, and Agency

Zainab wrote a piece on ‘Archives, Access, and Agency’ for Femspec. Read more here!

The Rise of the Western Minimalist Aesthetic

Sarah wrote about the ‘The Rise of the Western Minimalist Aesthetic.’ Read more here!

Dark Creativity: How People Get Good Ideas to Do Bad Things

Hansika was a guest on ‘The Science of Creativity’ podcast where she spoke about how people get good ideas to do bad things. Check it out here!

Wicked ways: Creativity and the Dark Triad

Hansika, Zarnab, and Hreem co-authored a book chapter titled “Wicked Ways: Creativity and the Dark Triad” in the volume Research Handbook on the Dark Triad. Read more here!

Old Magic, New Stories: Secret Histories of Witches

Nitin wrote a piece on ‘Old Magic, New Stories: Secret Histories of Witches’ for Femspec. Read more here!

Sexual and Gender Minority Stress Across Borders

T. Roy wrote a piece on ‘Sexual and Gender Minority Stress Across Borders.’ Read more here!

Black Mirror, Season 7, Episode 1 Review

Hansika wrote a review about Black Mirror, Season 7 Episode 1. Read more here!

Everyday Norms have become More Permissive Over Time and Vary Across Cultures

Hansika co-authored a paper on how everyday norms have become more permissive over time and vary across cultures. Read more here!

Digital well-being: What’s Not Working, & How We Can Do Better

Zainab spoke on ‘Digital well-being: What’s not working, & how we can do better’ at the Indian School of Internet Governance (inSIG 10th Edition) at BITS Pilani, Goa.

Digital Resilience through Digital Literacy

Zainab spoke on ‘Digital Resilience through Digital Literacy’ at the 8th Youth IGF at BITS Pilani KK Birla, Goa, on September 18th.

Curated Confusion on Your Timeline

Hansika wrote about how personalized disinformation is another dark, creative application of technology. Read more here!

The Importance of Context Awareness in PISA Creativity Data

Hansika and Anirudh co-authored a paper titled ‘The Importance of Context Awareness in PISA Creativity Data.’ Read more here!

The Dark Side of Creativity

Hansika was featured in the podcast "Brain for Business” hosted by Laurence Knell. Check it out here!

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Redesigning India’s Economic Backbone - II
Ishita Narvekar
Redesigning India’s Economic Backbone - II
Ishita Narvekar

Part 2 of the blog explores the structural enablers that can help MSMEs scale sustainably. It primarily explores how Regulatory Compliance Passport can simplify regulatory compliance, Tech Access Vouchers can advance investments in technology and foster innovation, and Shared Infrastructure Clusters can strengthen infrastructure and reduce the operational costs of the MSMEs. 

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Ishita Narvekar
Dust, Dignity, and Death: Who Speaks for India’s Marginalised Miners
Gorla Sravani
Dust, Dignity, and Death: Who Speaks for India’s Marginalised Miners
Gorla Sravani

Mining sustains India’s growth but devastates those at the margins. This article explores how miners from Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and other mineral-rich states face not only exploitative labour practices but also the consequences of dust exposure and neglect. It urges us to confront the paradox of a nation that celebrates industrial growth while overlooking the invisible labour sustaining it.

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Gorla Sravani
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Decolonizing Cross-Cultural Psychology Webinar Series
Jan 24
Decolonizing Cross-Cultural Psychology Webinar Series

This webinar series, sponsored by the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), aims to critically reimagine the approach toward cross-cultural research conducted in psychology and allied disciplines. Held online across four weekends (Jan-Feb 2026), we have four experts joining us to help decolonise cross-cultural research.

Don't have time to attend a workshop at Prayogshala? Join our Digital Courses instead! 

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Research Methodology and Statistical Reasoning
Oct 12
Research Methodology and Statistical Reasoning

Monk Prayogshala presents a digital certificate course on Research Methodology and Statistical Reasoning

Behavioral Economics: An Introduction
Oct 11
Behavioral Economics: An Introduction

Monk Prayogshala presents a digital certificate course on Behavioral Economics.

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🎉 Join us as we step into the Eleventh year of academic excellence at Monk Prayogshala’s Annual Research Summer School! ✨ Discover, learn, and grow with a vibrant community of researchers and scholars. 🔗 Know more and be part of the journey,
📢 Hansika Kapoor was a guest on The Global Creativity Initiative Podcast, where she discussed why creativity demands boldness and how ideas can range from benevolent to malevolent, shaped by culture, history, and ethical responsibility. 🎧 Listen t
📌 #BlogAlert Read Ishita Narvekar’s “Redesigning India’s Economic Backbone-II” in this week’s blog! Link in bio! 💛 Support independent academic research in India! Your donations are now eligible for 50% tax exemption
Today’s session, part of the Decolonizing Cross-Cultural Psychology Webinar Series sponsored by IACCP, unpacked the WEIRD bias, exploring why research samples matter and how bias shapes findings in behavioural science. Thank you Dr. Sakshi Gha
🔔 #PublicationAlert Arathy Puthillam, Sarah Rezaei, Nikita Mehta, Nishtha Lamba, and Hansika Kapoor published a paper titled “Helpful or not? Inaccurate appraisals of prosociality in the Dark Triad” in Current Psychology. 📄 Read the fu
🔍 Session 1: WHAT? Unpacking the WEIRD Bias Join Dr. Sakshi Ghai on 24th January 2026 (Saturday) for a deep dive into how WEIRD samples shape behavioural science—and why this matters for inclusive, culturally grounded research. 🕓 Time: 4 PM
📣 #callforparticipants Have you ever had to give a reason, excuse, or cover story just to access or stay in a public place? We’re inviting women (18+) in urban India, including those who identify as women, to share how they use creativity, e
👵🏽👶🏽 Grandparenting holds the hidden histories of care we often overlook. Zainab Khambaty reflects on how intergenerational labour, migration, and fading family stories shape inequality — and why preserving these narratives matters. 🔗 Li