About Dr. Pandit
More than two decades of expertise in diverse domains of psychology.
Shilpa Pandit is a trained psychologist and a developmental professional. She has researched on diverse domains in social psychology, travelling the length and breadth of the country as part of her work. She is trained in advanced quantitative and qualitative methods.
She is interested in Indian psychological concepts – particularly Rasa. She has worked on aesthetics, creativity and Rasa from phenomenological perspectives. She is deeply interested in music and aesthetics as it related to well-being.
Social Psychology | Applied Social Psychology and Select Laws In India | Developmental Psychology
Currently teaching core developmental and social psychology courses, Shilpa is working on creating courses in Creativity and Indian Psychology.
Shilpa’s research and consulting are in two broad domains.
A. Social research such as mental health, poverty and livelihoods, health and gender, youth and adolescent engagement with work etc. In that reference, she has associated with several organizations- UNICEF, UNDP, IFMR, MSSRF and SIAAP, and KHPT.
B. Research on well-being – as a seeker of the sacred, she has researched on the insights from Indian Darśana-s – Advaita and Viśiṣtādvaita Vedānta, Kāśmir Śaiva thought and yoga-sāmkhya. Reviewing concepts and theories emanating thereof, on the way, papers on self, yoga and meditation and rasa theory have been published.
Currently, Shilpa is working on a book manuscript on music and Bhakti in Indian Psychology.
Shilpa, along with a few friends, co-founded an organization/NGO-DreamPath Foundation (DreamPath Foundation). DreamPath Foundation is based out of Bengaluru and works with adolescents and youth on work and careers. As of 2020, DreamPath Foundation in it’s 5 years of journey has 15 members in the team, and has reached out to more than 15000 students in 50+ schools in Karnataka through its workshops and a dedicated career helpline. Currently, she is trying to build a team for another social enterprise to addressing mental health issues in India.