Articles

• Mazumdar,K, Sneha Parekh Gupta, and Isha Sen. 2023. “Mothering Load: Underlying Realities of Professionally Engaged Indian Mothers During a Global Crisis.” Gender,  Work & Organization 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12974.

• Mazumdar, K, Parekh, S., & Sen, I. (2022) Mindful Parenting-A Thematic Exploration of Narratives from Indian Mothers. Frontiers in Global Women's Health. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2022.975683


• Mazumdar, K. (2022) “Reflections of an Indian Academic Mother during COVID-19: An Autoethnographic Account.” Performing Ethos: International Journal of Ethics in Theatre & Performance 12 (1): 21–34. https://doi.org/10.1386/peet_00043_1.


• Mazumdar K., Parekh Gupta S., Sen I.& Kumar P. (2022). Parenting Stress and Self-compassion among Mothers during COVID-19 in Urban India: Investigating the Mediating Role of Psychological Inflexibility. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 10(2), 201-219. DIP:18.01.021.20221002, DOI:10.25215/1002.021


• Mazumdar, K., Sen, I & Parekh, S. (2021) The invisible frontline workers: lived experiences of urban Indian mothers during COVID-19 in India, Journal of Gender Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2021.2007472


• Mazumdar, K., Sen, I., Parekh, S. (2021). Vignettes of mothering through the pandemic: A gendered perspective of challenges and making meaning of motherhood in India, Women's Studies International Forum, Volume 90, 2022,

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2021.102539

• Mazumdar, K., Sen, I., Gupta, P., & Parekh, S. (2021). Psychological well-being of Indian mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of self-compassion, psychological inflexibility, and parenting stress. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 10(3), 155–162. https://doi.org/10.1027/2157-3891/a000024

Book Chapters

• Mazumdar, K., & Gupta, P. (2021). The Invisible Frontline Workers: Narratives of Indian Mothers’ Experiences through the Pandemic. In O’Reilly A. & Green F. (Eds.), Mothers, Mothering, and COVID-19: Dispatches from the Pandemic (pp. 467-478). Canada: Demeter Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1h45mcj.44.


• Forthcoming (Summer 2023): Mazumdar, K., Sen, I & Parekh, S. (2022) "Recognising their Feminist selves through the Journey of Mothering: Reflections of Urban Indian Mothers" for the book Coming into Being: Mothers on Finding and Realizing Feminism, Demeter Press, 2023.

Print Media Coverage:

• How early parental interactions impact children's self-worth https://lifestyle.livemint.com/health/wellness/how-early-parental-interactions-impact-children-s-selfworth-111675866394892.html


• Why women need more flexible workplaces https://lifestyle.livemint.com/relationships/it-s-complicated/why-women-need-more-flexible-workplaces-111670997874127.html


• How to get comfortable with your pregnancy body https://lifestyle.livemint.com/health/wellness/how-to-get-comfortable-with-your-pregnancy-body-111669784658187.html


• Why women’s mental health is often neglected https://lifestyle.livemint.com/health/wellness/why-women-s-mental-health-is-often-neglected-111660567067977.html


• Why covid made childcare more challenging https://lifestyle.livemint.com/health/wellness/why-covid-made-childcare-more-challenging-111651971708765.html

Conference:

• International Marcé Society Biennial Meeting London (September 2022) Perinatal Mental Health: Connecting the World, for paper titled “Mothering Load and Self-compassion: How are our mothers coping?”


• Pasricha, M., Mazumdar, K., (September 2022) The aftermath of a miscarriage: An examination of psychosocial factors associated with post-traumatic stress and wellbeing in urban India [Virtual Oral Presentation] International Marcé Society Biennial Meeting London 2022 Perinatal Mental Health: connecting the World., London, United Kingdom.


• “Motherhood and the Triad of Work - Narratives of Indian mothers during Covid-19" at the Motherhood and Work Conference, organised by Maynooth University, Ireland, 24-25th June, 2021


• Symposium “Coping with COVID Part 1: Families & Children” at the Annual Meeting of Society for Cross-cultural Research, San Diego, for paper titled The Invisible Frontline Workers: Lived Experiences of Urban Indian Mothers During COVID-19 in India, February 2022


• 31st Annual Convention of National Association of Psychology "Psychology and Social Justice at the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic: The State, Community, and Individual Perspectives" for paper titled “Underlying Realities of Indian Mothers During the Current Global Crisis”, hosted by IIT Bombay, 4th-6th March 2022


• “Learning from the Pandemic: Possibilities and Challenges for Mothers and their Families”, May 5-7, 2022 hosted by York University, Canada for paper titled “Creative Mothering in the times of the Pandemic: Notes from India”