Girishwar Misra
| Girishwar Misra | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 April 1951 Gorakhpur,Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Educator, Psychologist, Social Scientist, Writer, Editor and Currently vice chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | M.A., Ph.D. in Psychology |
| Notable awards | National award in the field of social science for the year 2009, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, India |
Girishwar Misra (born 21 April 1951) is a social scientist, psychologist and author from India. He obtained an M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology from Gorakhpur University and started career as lecturer in psychology at Lecturer, Gorakhpur University in 1970. Thereafter he remained Reader at Allahabad University (1979-1983), Professor, Bhopal University (1983-1993), before joining as Professor, Delhi University in 1993, where he served for the rest of his career.[1]
He is the vice chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya in Wardha,Maharashtra, India.[2]
Professor Misra is the chief editor of the fifth ICSSR Survey of Psychology published by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR).[1] and editor of Psychological Studies,[3] a journal of the National Academy of Psychology, India.[4]
Award
National award in the field of social science for the year 2009, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh, India[5]
Works in English
- Psychological Consequences of Prolonged Deprivation (with L. B. Tripathi)
- Deprivation: Its Social Roots and Psychological Consequences (with D. Sinha and R. C. Tripathi)
- Perspectives on Indigenous Psychology (with A. K. Mohanty)
- Psychological Perspectives on Health and Stress, Psychology of Poverty and Social Disadvantage (with A. K. Mohanty)
- Applied Social Psychology in India, New Directions in Indian Psychology, Vol. 1: Social Psychology (with A. K. Dalal)
- Towards a Culturally Relevant Psychology (with J. Prakash)
- Rethinking Intelligence (with A. K. Srivastava)[6]
- Psychology and Societal Development: Paradigmatic and Social Concerns[7]
Works in Hindi
- Bal apradh
- Taki usaka Bachapan vapas mil sake
- Ek vikas shil desh main manovigyan: Bhartiya anubhava (Hindi Translation of D. Sinha’s book entitled “Psychology in a third world country
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Prof. Girishwar Misra". Indian Council of Social Science Research. icssr.org. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
- ↑ "कुलपति संदेश (Message of Vice Chancellor)". Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya (in Hindi). Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ↑ "Psychological Studies". springer.com. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
- ↑ http://www.naopindia.org/
- ↑ "Madhya Pradesh government anounces names of science awardees - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
- ↑ Hardcover: 258 pages Publisher: Concept Publishing Co (December 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN 8180693392 ISBN 978-8180693397
- ↑ Published by Concept, New Delhi, 2006 ISBN 10: 8180692892/ISBN 13: 9788180692895
External links
- Girishwar Misra appointed VC of Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University
- Indian Council of Philosophical Research