Ashis Nandy

Ashis Nandy is a sociologist, clinical psychologist and one of India’s foremost public intellectuals. His work explores the political psychology of violence, cultures of knowledge, nationalism, human potential and alternative visions of society, with a particular concern for marginalised communities and knowledge systems. His influential books include The Intimate Enemy, The Tao of Cricket, Alternative Sciences, The Illegitimacy of Nationalism and Time Warps. A Distinguished Fellow of the Institute of Postcolonial Studies, Melbourne, Nandy has been associated with several international academic and human-rights initiatives. He received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize in 2007 and the Hans Kilian Award in 2019.