Ashoka University

Date: 29th October 2025 – 11th November, 2025

Speaker Details: 

• Dr. Ketki Ranade (Assistant Professor, Centre for Health and Mental Health, School of Social Work, TISS, Mumbai): From Pathologization to Assimilation: Reflecting on Psychological Disciplinary Responses to Queer-trans Visibility in India
• Prof Rachna Johri (Visiting Professor, School of Liberal Studies, BML Munjal University, Gurugram): On the Possibilities of a Psychoanalytically Informed Critical Psychology
• Prof. Yashpal Jogdand (Associate Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Delhi): From ‘Mindless Crowds’ to Communities: Rethinking Social Identity and Collective Participation in India
• Dr. Ayurdhi Dhar (Assistant Professor, Amity University, Mohali and Prescott College, Arizona, USA): On Disorders and Diagnosis: A Critical and Sociocultural Perspective on Abnormality
• Dr Pattie Gonsalves (Project Director, Youth Mental Health Group, Sangath): From Crisis to Capacity: Strengthening Youth Mental Health through Community and Innovation