Who are we?
We are a group of qualified sport psychologists who have come together with an aim to make the sport psychology practice in India ethical and scientific.
The Indian Sports Psychologists' Association (INSPA) was founded by forward-thinking sport psychologists with the aim of unifying India's qualified sport psychologists under one banner. The INSPA team intends to build a strong network of passionate, ethical and proficient individuals in order to promote and advance the field of sports psychology.
Our Team
Founding Members
Keerthana Swaminathan
President
Keerthana is a Sport Psychologist based in Chennai. She has a keen interest in psychological safety for athletes and parents
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Maurelle D'Sa
Secretary
Maurelle is a Sport and Exercise Psychologist. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Health from Edge Hill University, Lancashire, U.K. She has a keen interest in physical activity, sport, and mental health
Dr. Nanaki J. Chadha
Head of Partnerships
Dr Nanaki is a Chartered Sport Psychologist under the British Psychological Society (BPS). She holds a PhD in Sport Psychology from Staffordshire University, UK. She has a keen interest in REBT in sport
Varadayini Gorhe
Treasurer
Varadayini is a Sport Psychologist based in Pune, India. She has a keen interest in coach- athlete- parent triad and motivational climate in youth sports
Parth Parashar
Jt. Treasurer
Parth is a Sport Psychologist and teacher at Corvus School, Karjat (near Mumbai). He has a keen interest in neuroscience and sports
Role Leads 2024-25
Advisory Board
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Dr. Chaitanya Sridhar
Dr. Chaitanya is a Holistic Sport Psychologist, working in the Sports Industry to help athletes achieve their top performance for more than two decades. She has worked with Sports Personnel from various disciplines with several elite athletes including International and Olympic medalists.
She has a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Sport Psychology from the University of Western Australia.
She is also in advanced Training to become a Jungian Analyst in Analytical Psychology.
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Dr. Sridhar is an Adjunct Faculty for IIT-Madras and a Tedx speaker.
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Mugdha Bavare
Sports Psychologist Mugdha Bavare has been an ex-international swimmer herself and a
recipient of State’s highest award, Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Award, for excellence in
swimming.
Mugdha is a Co-founder of Disha Counseling Center, a Mental Health Center
dedicated to the mental health and vocational guidance of children, adolescents and
adults since last 25 years.
Mugdha is a founder of Mindsports that works for mental training and performance
enhancement of athletes.
Dr. Sanjana Kiran
Sanjana is High Performance Sport Psychology consultant, educator, mind labs curator, technopreneur, and a promoter of mental well-being of athletes and personnel in sport ecosystems.
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With an aim to facilitate excellence and elevate athletic endeavours to Peak Performance, since 2 decades, she offers high-performance Mind Skills Training, Biofeedback Analysis & Intervention, Performance Profiling, & Critical Moment Analysis during high-stakes competitions, to athletes & coaches representing Olympics, Premier Leagues, Motor Racing, and other major games.
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