COVID-19 and India's Northeast

Indranee Phookan Borooah teaches in the Department of Psychology at Gauahti University, Guwahati, Assam, India, as a professor. Her present focus in research is positive psychology. The positive social and cultural experiences of people have attracted curiosity in her especially in the context of the cultures of North East India. Her recent research is on some cultural aspects of Assam. She has been awarded for her contribution to School Psychology in India and for teaching, research and administration.

Sabiha Alam Choudhury is currently an assistant professor, in the Department of Psychology, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India. Her area of specialization is Positive Psychology and Marriage and Family Counselling. She has been conducting training and awareness programmes in several areas in North East and was awarded the best performance award for extraordinary contribution to School Psychology in India.

Bidita Das is an assistant professor, and the present head of the department of Psychology at Handique Girls' College, Guwahati, Assam, India. She is a certified Positive Psychology Practitioner from School of Positive Transformation, USA. Her core research interest lies in positive psychological aspects of human behaviour. She is involved in several non-governmental organizations working in the areas of mental health and youth.