Ashis Nandy (born 13 May 1937) is an Indian political psychologist, social theorist, futurist and critic. A trained clinical psychologist, Nandy has provided theoretical critiques of European colonialism, development, modernity, secularism, Hindutva, science, technology, nuclearism, cosmopolitanism, and utopia.

Ashis Nandy, a political psychologist and social theorist called the country’s “most formidable and controversial intellectual, its most arresting thinker,” and recently listed as among the world’s "top 100 public intellectuals" by Foreign Policy magazine, is a major political and cultural critic in contemporary India.

Ashis Nandy, sociologist and clinical psychologist, is Honarary Fellow of CSDS. His research interests centre on the political psychology of violence, cultures of knowledge, utopias and visions, human potentialities, and futures.

Ashis Nandy is, without a doubt, India's most formidable and controversial intellectual, its most arresting thinker, and a cultural and political critic without perhaps any equal in South Asia.

Aug 30, 2019 · Ashis Nandy: ‘Our future is nothing but present of today’s West’ That was Ashis Nandy, one of the country’s leading public intellectuals in India, speaking at the Express Adda Wednesday evening (detailed transcript will be published soon).

Jun 19, 2014 · Ashis Nandy is a prolific political psychologist, sociologist, and cultural critic. Nandy has also coauthored a number of human rights reports and is active in movements for peace, alternative sciences and technologies, and cultural survival.

Ashis Nandy has 56 books on Goodreads with 3709 ratings. Ashis Nandy’s most popular book is The Intimate Enemy: Loss and Recovery of Self Under Colonialism.

Nov 3, 2021 · For over five decades, Ashis Nandy has lit up the intellectual firmament with his unique blend of uncommon brilliance and personal courage. His perceptive eye has pierced through the masks the privileged and the powerful adorn …

Ashis Nandy is a political psychologist, social theorist, and critic. His research interests center on the political psychology of violence, cultures of knowledge, utopias and visions, human potentialities, and futures.