Psyche and Society
July 5, 2008

Inconvenient Truths

At the heart of psychoanalysis is ‘free association’, a process that makes little distinction between reality and fantasy. It may have little relevance for a criminal investigation. The Arushi murder…
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Psyche and Society
January 15, 2007

Nithari’s Trauma

The villagers of Nithari stare fixedly at the drain from which the bones of the disappeared children are being excavated. The incident itself is too horrific for the reality to…
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Psyche and Society
November 25, 2006

Probe the Unconscious

Kimveer Gill, a Canadian youth of Sikh origin, went on a shooting spree on September 13 at the Montreal College in Canada. Gill entered the second-floor cafeteria and opened fire…
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Psyche and Society
April 16, 2005

Repressed sexuality as a trigger for violence

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision at a recent conclave in Delhi to return to an agenda of Hindutva points to the deep roots of fascism and its dangers as…
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Psyche and Society
May 6, 2004

Mother Goddesses and Warriors Review of Gender in Hindu Nation by Paolo Bachcheta

Book Review: Gender in the Hindu Nation: RSS Women as Ideologues By Paola Baccheta, 2004 Feminist Fineprint Published by Women Unlimited, an Associate of Kali for Women Price: Rs 200…
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