The rich diversity of India offers challenges and opportunities. Researchers can navigate by adapting practices and communication to the local context and including indigenous meaning systems in the vocabulary of the discipline, writes Purnima Singh.
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Singh, P. Navigating India’s rich diversity in social psychological research. Nat Hum Behav 5, 1116 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01198-2
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