National Conference on
Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology

Pondicherry, India
September 29 - October 1, 2002

List of Papers

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1. Prof. (Smt.) Adesh Agarwal -- Spritual and Subjective Well-Being in Indian Tradition and Contemporary Psychology
2. Dr. (Ms.) Jamal Akhter -- Indian Psychology and Practical Applications of Yoga
3. Dr. Soumitra Basu -- Evolution of Cognitive Consciousness
4. Prof. Ramesh L. Bijlani -- Yogic View of Life with Special Reference to Medicine
5. Dr. P.N. Chaudhary -- Indigenous Indian Psychology: Whether modulative or generative orientation
6. Prof. Brant Cortright -- The Meeting of East and West: The Fusion of Vedanta and Western Psychology in Integral Psychology
7. Prof. Chittranjan N. Daftuar -- Spirit, Mind and Body Connection (a new field for research in psychology)
8. Dr. Manoj Das -- Human Predicament and Mystic Folklore
9. Chandrani Dasgupta -- A New Approach to Measure Spiritual Quotient (SQ)
10. Prof. A.S. Dash -- Indian Concepts of Personality
11. Ms. Savita Deo -- Addictive Personality and its Counterpart in Indian Psychology
12. Dr. Jay Mangal Deo -- Buddhist Approach to Emotional Management
13. Ms. M. Deuskar -- Yoga Nidra and Stress Reduction
14. Dr. Debdulal Dutta Roy -- Spiritual Health of Organisation: A new vision of organisational change in rural bank development
15. Dr. Ayushman Goswami -- Yogata Karmasu Kaushalam
16. M. Gunusekaran -- Improving the Cognitive Functions in the Language Learning Area of Learning Disability Children through Yoga
17. Ms. Monica Gupta -- Revitalizing Developmental Psychology: Exploring Sri Aurobindo's Discourse on Human Development
18. Prof. R.K. Gupta -- Individualized Familial Self: An Empirically Based Conceptualization of the Evolving Self of Professionally Educated Elite in a Developing Country
19. Prof. Akbar Husain -- Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi's Viewpoint on the Concepts of Normality and Abnormality
20. Dr. Vladimir Yatsenko -- Bhartrihari and the Theory of Sphota
21. Aquib Javed -- Yogic-Force in the Mind and Body Consciousness
22. Prof. Kireet Joshi -- Inaugral Address
23. Prof. R.L. Kashyap -- Psychology in the Rig Veda and Yajur Veda Mantras
24. Dr. Rupashree Khubalkar -- Psycho-Physiological Effects of Integral Meditation
25. Mustafa Nadeem Kirmani -- Rituals as part of Therapeutic Systems in India
26. Dr. (Ms.) Saroj Kothari -- Yoga and Health
27. Dr. B. Krishna Murthy -- Yoga in Promoting Mental Health
28. Mrs. Ranjana Madan -- Indian Approaches to Psychology as a Means to Effect Change and Transformation in the Light of the Teachings of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
29. P. Mahendran -- Effect of Yoga Practice - "The Art of Living" - on the Subjective Well-being of the General Population
30. Pravir Malik -- Toward Flowering of Aravind Eye Care System
31. Nira S. Manghrani -- A New Approach to Measure Spiritual Quotient (SQ)
32. Dr. N.K. Manjunath -- Changes in the Depression System Scores and Self-rated Sleep of Institutionalised Elderly Persons Following Yoga and Ayurvedic Interventions.
33. Prof. V.George Mathew -- Integrative Approach to Psychology
34. L.S. Minhas -- An Indian Theory of Music and Its Impact on Human Mind
35. Dr. (Mrs.) Kalyani Mishra -- Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology as a Means to Effect Change and Transformation.
36. Prof. Girishwar Misra -- Emotion in Modern Psychology and Indian Thought
37. Mrs. Nishi Misra -- Application of Yoga in the Management of Stress-Related Illnesses
38. Prof. B. Mukhopadhay Ð Chakra Meditation in Achieving Altered States of Consciousness
39. Ms. Pannega K. Murthy -- Study of the concepts ahamkara and ego functions
40. A. Madalai Muthu -- Yoga and Stress Management
41. Ms. Annalakshmi N. -- Interventions for Cancer Patients with Integral Psychology
42. Prof. (Ms.) B. Nagarathnamma -- Effect of Yoga in the Alleviation of Psychosomatic Disorders
43. Ms. B. Nalini -- Psychosocial Aspects of Classical Dance Forms of India
44. Prof. S. Narayanan -- Probabilistic Psychotherapy
45. K.V. Naveen -- Yoga and Psychosis: Risks and Therapeautic Potential
46. Dr. Sandhya Ojha -- Yoga: As a Psychological Discipline
47. Prof. M.N. Palsane -- Role of Yamas and Niyamas in Shaping the Attitudes towards the Environment
48. Mr. M.R. Panwar -- Effects of Yogic Exercises on Mental Functions at High-Altitude Acclimatization
49. Prof. Anand Paranjpe -- Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Psychology in a Rapidly Globalizing Post-modern World
50. Dr. Chandrakant P. Patel -- Tics and Suicidal Proneness Treated with Integral Psychology
51. Prof. Aster Patel -- Psychology in India: A future perspective
52. Dr. R.S. Pirta -- A Holisitc Model of Sustainable Development: An Indian approach to environmental psychology
53. Prof. R.C. Pradhan -- Rising upto the Supramental Consciousness: Need for a new psychology
54. Prof. Anand Prakash -- An Indigenous Perspective on Organizational Behavior in India
55. Dr. (Ms.) G.P. Prakash -- Effect of Yoga on Blood Pressure and Moods of Grassland Scientists of Jhansi
56. Dr. Usha Ram -- Personality discussed in Bhagwad Gita
57. Panch Ramalingam -- Challenging Dimensions of Indian Psychology
58. Mr. Sraddhalu Ranade -- Parapsychological Phenomena in the Light of Yogic Science
59. Dr. N. Jhansi Rani -- Effect of Enhancement of Oxygen Supply through Yogic Procedure on Cognitive Task Performance
60. Mrinalini Rao -- Karma Yoga as Preventive Therapy
61. Prof. Ramakrishna Rao -- The Centrality of Consciousness in Classical Indian Psychology
62. Dr. (Ms.) Usha Rao -- Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology as a Means to Effect Change and Transformation
63. Arshi Raza Naqvi -- Siddha System of Medicine: The South Indian Alchemy
64. Dr. Anand Reddy -- The Silent Mind
65. Dr. Kittu Reddy -- Organisational psychology in the Indian Context
66. Uma Remella -- Transformational Leadership
67. Mr. S. Robinson -- Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology
68. Deepti Sachdev -- Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology as a Means to Effect Change and Transformation
69. Dr. Vijendra Sahai -- Yoga Psychology: An Indian Approach to Psychology
70. Prof. Pragya Sahay -- Psycho-Philosophical Basis of Yoga
71. Dr. Sujata Satapathy -- Combined Effect of Art of Living, Counselling and Medical Treatment on Specific Mental Disorders: Some interventional case studies
72. Ms. Sarvesh Satija -- Srimad Bhagawat Geeta- A Resource Book for Parenting
73. Dr. K.A. Sebastian -- Some Reflections on Meditation and Intimacy
74. Shivantika Sharad -- Contemporary application and practices of indian Psychology as taught by Lord Krishna in Geeta
75. Ms. Anamika Sharma -- Yoga as an Intervention Strategy for Augmenting Spiritual Intelligence
76. Aradhana Shukla -- Concept of Person in Indian Psychology
77. Kundan Singh -- Relativism and its Relevance for Indian Psychology
78. Prof. Stuart Sovatsky -- Spiritual Depths of Admiration in Family Therapy: Grihasta-Family Life as a Spiritual Path
79. Dr. K. Srinivas -- Mind in Orthodox Indian Thought: Its Implications for Modern Psychology
80. Prof. (Ms.) Usha Srivastava -- Indian Concepts of Personality and Higher Levels of Mind
81. Ms. P. Sudha -- A Comparative Study of Psychological Distress Among Practicioners and Non-Practicioners of Yoga
82. Ms. Puja Taneja -- Triguna as Mediating Variable in Stress and Well-being Relationship: A theoretical model
83. Dr. Shirley Telles -- Yoga and Psychology: A Brief Overview of Research at Swami Vivekanand Yoga Research Foundation
84. Mr. Nutankumar S. Thingujam -- Death Anxiety among People of Peaceful and Disturbed Areas: A comparative study
85. Dr. K.M. Tripathi -- Indian Approach to Psychotherapy: Sattvavajaya-Concept and Application
86. Dr. Vimla Vagrecha -- Yoga for Householders
87. Prof. Y.S. Vagrecha -- Causes of Violence and Unity of Consciousness
88. Prof. Prabhaker Vaidya -- An Information Theoretic Approach to Issues of Collective Unconscious and Superconscious
89. Dr. Suneet Varma -- Academic Psychology in India: Past Trends and Future Possibilities
90. Prof. Dr. S. Viswanathan -- Yoga Education in Annamali University: A role model centre, funded by UGC and approved by NAAC
91. Ananda Wood -- Old ideas of mind
92. Keikhashan Yaqub -- Yoga: A Holisitc Approach to Spiritual Health and Well-Being