What’s New at Prayogshala
T. Roy shared our reflection from the webinar series we conducted on 'Decolonising Cross-Cultural Psychology’ at the EDUCATE forum by IACCP.
Sarah and Hansika wrote about ‘Counterproductive Work Behavior and Dark Creativity.’ Read more here!
Zainab gave a talk on ‘ Doing Research in Constrained Contexts: A Feminist and Decolonial Perspective’ at Sophia College in Mumbai on February 20th, 2026.
Anirudh and Hansika wrote an article about the cultural nuances in the TV show “Pluribus.” Read more here!
Hansika was featured on ‘The Global Creativity Initiative Podcast’ in season 3, episode 9, ‘Creativity is Bold.’ Check it out here!
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!
Netra and Ishita wrote an article titled ‘Balancing Growth and Stability: MSMEs as Fiscal Drivers’ for the MEDC Economics Digest 2026. Read more here!
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.
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.
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.’
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!
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!
Nitin wrote a piece on ‘Old Magic, New Stories: Secret Histories of Witches’ for Femspec. Read more here!
Hansika co-authored a paper on how everyday norms have become more permissive over time and vary across cultures. Read more here!
The article discusses the overlooked issue of male infertility, which accounts for 50% of cases but remains under-researched and under-treated, leading to unnecessary IVF for couples. It talks about the disproportionate burden of infertility borne by women, stemming from societal perceptions. Additionally, the high costs of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and lack of insurance coverage exacerbate the financial strain on couples, emphasizing the gendered nature of infertility treatment expenses. It concludes that infertility should be prioritized in the health policy.
Economies are built upon a countless number of exchanges, both brief and prolonged. Fair exchanges happen only when the same information is available to all members of a transaction. But what happens when this condition is violated—and what role does creativity play in it?
An Intensive week-long program on research skills conducted from 24th May to 30th May, 2025.
This year, the Summer School will be hybrid — with all modules conducted online and in-person in Mumbai!
Don't have time to attend a workshop at Prayogshala? Join our Digital Courses instead!
Monk Prayogshala presents a digital certificate course on Research Methodology and Statistical Reasoning
Monk Prayogshala presents a digital certificate course on Behavioral Economics.


Sarah presented a talk on “Who is a Creative Person, Really?” at the ARISA foundation’s Unconference 2026 held in Pune.