What’s New at Prayogshala
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!
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.
Every swipe brings a new trend, a new aesthetic, and sometimes an entirely new personality. Gen Z is navigating a world where the algorithm doesn’t just influence choice. It subtly shapes identity. This blog examines how digital culture, influencer mimicry, and psychological pressures create a generation that looks and behaves more alike than ever before. What happens when individuality must compete with the algorithm?
Why do prices of some essential crops like tomato, potato, and onion fluctuate wildly, and prices of some crops such as rice and wheat remain less erratic? Agro-climatic zones, production risks, transportation issues, market structures, and governmental actions shape these price adjustments.
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.
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 and Hansika wrote about ‘Counterproductive Work Behavior and Dark Creativity.’ Read more here!