To begin with, being one of the oldest civilizations in the world, mind and human behavior were subject to systematic study in India over the last three millennia. Ancient scriptures like the Vedas, Upanishads, and different schools of thought are rich stores of psychological knowledge
dealing with inner human growth. The main goals focused on self-actualization and alleviating human suffering. The Yoga systems have developed a sophisticated mind control techniques to facilitate internal grow.
Moreover, the Gita can be termed as one of the most ancient books on counselling in which Krishna urges Arjuna to fight instead give up cowardly. However, it can be stated that these proposals are not even in nor the language we understand in science are testable by current research methodology. Not in those earlier days a clear distinction was maintained between psychology, philosophy and spirituality. This the tradition of knowledge continued undiminished for centuries, though in a low tone in the Middle Ages period due to political and socio-cultural coups.
Modern psychology and British rule
Besides, during the British rule, when modern psychology made a new beginning in India it had no continuity with the existing one knowledge institutions and the field of psychology. Western psychology with laboratory work was a new approach he had none a parallel in traditional Indian psychology.
Moreover, the colonial government needed a large number of teachers to list British education system in India and many teacher training centres to go with it establish.
Indigenization process
Subsequently, indigenization is a process of creation a discipline sensitive to cultural nuances and social reality. D. Sinha in 1993 discussed in detail the indigenization of psychology in India. According to him, indigenization can have two pathways endogenous and exogenous.
In conclusion, the first is purely product culture, taking over original concepts and cate-mountains. The second is the product interaction of cultural variables with introduced concepts, theories and methods from the outside. It is a gradual process where extra-terrestrial concepts and theories are modified in a different culture. Most psychologists in India they are trained in western models and it is impossible for them to make any a sudden shift towards endogenous theories and methods, but in India there is a gradual shift towards the indigenization of psychology.
