MISA Special Reports

Inside the Battle Between Faith and Psychiatry

Discover the Secrets of India's Balaji Temple

They Spent Thousands on Tests; a Temple Fixed It for Rs. 5

Notes from reporting on faith healing sites in India

Is There Really a Universal Childhood?

In a busy neighbourhood in Delhi, a newborn sleeps peacefully between her mother and grandmother on a shared...

Searching for Father in Freudian Jungles: Does Psychoanalysis Excuse the Absent Indian Father?

One of the misfortunes of patriarchy, amongst many others, is the paradoxical position of the father. The ‘head of the family’, he manifests in our minds as a silent...

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Nail polish and the Conundrum of Scrupulosity

“Do not paint your nails, your namaz will not be accepted”.  This was the statement I heard growing up...

Passports and Permissions: Travel, Colonization, and the Politics of Movement

I have been an avid traveller—an Indian passport holder who has crossed borders into over 50 countries. This...

WOMAN/PERSON? How Women’s Revolt Against Oppression is Seen as Pathology

The central crisis in many women’s lives is whether to be a woman or a person. In India,...

Searching for Father in Freudian Jungles: Does Psychoanalysis Excuse the Absent Indian Father?

One of the misfortunes of patriarchy, amongst many others, is the paradoxical position of the father. The ‘head...

Is There Really a Universal Childhood?

In a busy neighbourhood in Delhi, a newborn sleeps peacefully between her mother and grandmother on a shared...

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Searching for Father in Freudian Jungles: Does Psychoanalysis Excuse the Absent Indian Father?

One of the misfortunes of patriarchy, amongst many others,...

Decolonizing Psychotherapy: Making Clinical Practice Inclusive for Everyone

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Is There Really a Universal Childhood?

In a busy neighbourhood in Delhi, a newborn sleeps...

Migration and Mental Health: An Emerging Epidemic in India

In this article, Abu Umair documents the mental health fallout of migration, domestic violence, and urban precarity. He calls for a shift from individual diagnosis to systemic understanding — and a renewed commitment to human dignity.

Not Your Usual Resilience: Tagore, Arts, and Communal Restoration in an Old Age Home in West Bengal

“হাল ভাঙা পাল ছেড়া বৈথা, চলেছি নিরুদ্দেশে। কি আছে শেষে, সজনী।” “With torn sails...