From Inner Worlds to Cultural Currents: The Legacy of Sudhir Kakar’s Work on Indian Identity
Published online on October 16, 2025
Abstract
Culture & Psychology, Ahead of Print.
Sudhir Kakar (1938–2024) trained as a psychoanalyst and was one of the foremost clinicians who attempted to understand Indian identity and psyche through the application of Western psychoanalysis. Kakar infused classical psychoanalysis with uniquely ...
Sudhir Kakar (1938–2024) trained as a psychoanalyst and was one of the foremost clinicians who attempted to understand Indian identity and psyche through the application of Western psychoanalysis. Kakar infused classical psychoanalysis with uniquely ...