WHO ARE WE ? : Enquiry into the Indian Mind and How We Came to be Who We Are

By Rajesh Kasturirangan. New Delhi Aleph 2021 , India is both an ancient culture and a young society, with all the benefits and burdens of a long history. Despite belonging to an extremely diverse range of castes, tribes, classes, and religions, Indians are bound by a sense of shared reality, of collective experience. We are all part of a greater whole—an intricate network of thoughts and ideas that has acquired a high level of cohesiveness in a world permeated by information technology. More than ever before, we have the opportunity to have a greater awareness of what it means to be Indian. However, it’s all too easy to believe we know everything that’s to be known about India and Indianness just by virtue of being Indian. This often results in a very simplistic view of our country and our fellow citizens. So how do we go beyond stereotypes, and how do those of us who are part of this extraordinarily diverse culture and society get a better understanding of ourselves, both as individuals and in relation to others? This book attempts to provide a nuanced answer to the question of just who we are by probing the collective Indian mind, which is at the heart of the experience of being Indian. Rajesh Kasturirangan, a cognitive scientist, uses an multidisciplinary approach, drawn from the cognitive sciences in particular, to understand the Indian mind and, through this understanding, grasp who we are as a nation in the twenty-first century. 9789390652280

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GEOGRAPHY OF THOUGHT : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently and Why

By Nisbett, Richard E.. London Nocholas Brealey 2003 , In The Geography of Thought, Richard E. Nisbett explores how people from East Asian and Western societies tend to think differently due to distinct philosophical, social, and historical traditions. Drawing on research in psychology, neuroscience, and anthropology, he argues that East Asians are more likely to adopt holistic modes of thought that emphasize relationships and context, while Westerners often employ analytic thinking that focuses on objects, categories, and formal logic. The book examines how these cognitive styles influence perception, memory, reasoning, and social behavior. 9781529309416

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WHO ARE WE ? : Enquiry into the Indian Mind and How We Came to be Who We Are

GEOGRAPHY OF THOUGHT : How Asians and Westerners Think Differently and Why