Globalisation of Indian SocialPsychology

Chronology of the references of Psychological Intervention

By: Rakesh Mishra

Cold War Days1952: Indo-US agreement for 55 community

development projects including 300 villages and 300000 people.

In real practise Communities were not in pinciples and methods of determining priorities of the community development projects.

The Government goes western1956: Ministry of Community Development

created to monitor and evaluate the CDPs.

Tradition and Blame game controversy-I1958: Many western writers have considered tradition as root cause of India's low economic development. Max Weber,

Tradition and Blame game controversy-II1961: One of the reasons for underdevelopment of India is

low achievement motivation of its people. McClelland,

1961: Hindu parents do not encourage the need of achievements. They do not train to set higher goals for excellence and do not encourage the children to strive to achieve them in an individualistic and competetive spirit. McClelland,

McClelland suggested a motivation program, Udai Pareek and Prayag Mehta developped a training and motivation program in collaboration with McClelland (Kakinada Experiment)

Tradition and Blame game controversy-III1969: Stated the Kakinada Experiment to be

successful in "Motivating Economic Achievement : McClelland and Winter, “

1969 : Hinduism does not encourage need for achievement and is responsible for low aspirations which characterize Indian personality. McClelland and Winter

1975: This program was repeated several times in the country and claimed to be successful. (Shah, Gaikwad, Rao & Pareek,)

Tradition and Blame game controversy-IV1975: Some India psychologists doubted

about the teanablity of the theory in India context. (JBP Sinha and Pandey,)

Evaluation of community development programs

(D. Sinha, 1969 &1974), Rath (1975), D. Sinha 1985Waber (1958) and McClelland

Foreign Funding to private organisations1980: Entrance of International funding

agencies in India. Rapid Expansion of NGO sector.

1981: Psychology of Poverty in India (Pareek,)

1981: Dynamics of Social Change: Udai Pareek,

Foreign Funding to private organisations1980-1990: Witnessed an extraordinary

profiliteration of foreign funded non-government organisations.

Reason of re-constructionism in tribal area1991: 8.08% of India is tribal, Census

The ignored side-I1994: World Bank Report reveals more than

86% organisations (NGOs) receives funding on project basis.

Westernizing the minds…1998: Rajni Kothari observed that Indian

community is voluntarist community.

1998: Psychological Strategy for Human Development (Mehta)

The ignored side-II1998-99: 3925 cr. recieved for CDP

1999-2000: 4535 cr. recieved for CDPs. 90% Organisations working in rural sector

are dependent on foreign assistence for their survival.

2000: Nearly 20000 NGOs registered under FCRA.

Ignoring/Occupying water bodiesGanga Kalyan Yojna, Million well scheme: 9th five

year plan

Hariyali, Swajal Dhara

Swadhyaya Movement

THE WASTE LAND: Nandita Roy, 2003

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