What’s New at Prayogshala
Hansika gave a talk at an Online Masterclass on Dark Patterns, organized by the Behavioural Intelligence Collective of the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) on dark creativity on September 19th, 2026.
Hansika was featured in a documentary, ‘The Asian Guilt Code - An Emotional Blueprint’ by CNA. Check it out here!
Anirudh’s case study has been published as part of a new Vodafone report: Network Shutdowns in a Connected World. Read more here!
Anirudh was quoted in the article ‘Why cash continues to thrive even as India's digital payments grow.’ Read more here!
Hansika will be giving an online talk on ‘Dark Creativity: The Psychology behind Good Ideas That Go Bad’ at the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS) on 19th September, 2026. Read more here!
Abhishek and Muskan wrote an article on women’s work and falling fertility. Read more here!
Hansika wrote an article about how posting enraging content fuels engagement through dark creativity. Read more here!
Hansika co-authored a paper on the content validity evaluation of the “creativity” scales in the PISA 2022 student and context questionnaires. Read more here!
Anirudh co-authored a paper on ‘Cash Persists: Payments Preferences and Currency Holdings in India.’ Read more here!
Hatoon Abu Al-Ghaith translated the article titled ‘What We Lost When We Lost the Veranda’ written by Sarah and Komal in Arabic. Read more here!
Monk Prayogshala’s study “Child Artists in India: An Exploratory Study in Mumbai,” funded by CRY - Child Rights and You was featured in the article ‘Why the Supreme Court’s observation on child labour is a timely reminder’ in The Week. Read more here!
Hansika co-authored a paper titled ‘Predicting Creativity from Personality Traits and Overexcitabilities: Cross-Cultural Evidence from Lebanon and the United States.’ Read more here!
Hansika, Sarah, Apoorva, and Tithi co-authored a paper titled ‘Development and Behavioral Validation of the Dark Creativity Deception Battery (DCDB)’ with Corinna and James. Read more here!
Anirudh co-authored a paper ‘Dissecting the cost of peering: Global evidence from internet exchange points (IXPs)’ with Amreesh Phokeer. Read more here!
Anirudh co-authored a paper ‘Decentralized health governance, private action, and welfare: evidence from India.’ Read more here!
Sarah and Komal wrote an article ‘What We Lost When We Lost the Veranda.’ Read more here!
Sarah and Hansika co-authored chapter 2, ‘What Is the Nature of the Creative Person?’ of the book ‘The Seven C’s of Creativity.’ Read more here!
Spirituality is often regarded as a path to healing, self growth and discovery. However, in the age of "positive vibes only" culture, there is growing evidence of spiritual beliefs being used to avoid difficult emotions rather than processing them. This phenomenon called Spiritual Bypassing, occurs when spirituality is used as a shield against experiencing pain, grief, anger or vulnerable emotions. Through the blog, the readers will be allowed to understand the difference between embracing emotions and escaping them, differentiate between genuine healing and hiding behind the mask of spirituality, or let's say between spirituality and spirituality bypassing.
Despite widespread acknowledgment of its psychological consequences and violation of basic human rights, marital rape is still not recognised as a criminal offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). This blog examines the mental health implications of this legal omission, synthesizing findings from psychological, legal, and sociocultural research. Four interconnected factors contribute to worsening mental health outcomes among survivors: absence of legal recognition, cultural victim-blaming, social and institutional invalidation, and insufficient access to trauma-informed support. Together, these factors increase risks of depression, PTSD, anxiety, and long-term emotional distress, highlighting the urgent need for survivor-centered legal reforms and increased mental health resources.
The Twelfth Annual Seminar on Research in Social Sciences on 21st November, 2026 (Sat, 9AM to 2PM)
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Muskan wrote a piece on “Compulsion or Culture? OCD and the Evil Eye in India.” Read more here!