Many print and digital media platforms have reported and discussed the recent study by Pew Research Centre. This article is not about WHAT are the findings of the study, which had been already discussed extensively by many, rather this article attempts to analyse WHY Indians have pro authoritarian preferences (the reasons). We attempt to Understand the determinants of this collective Psyche by analysing various psychological studies and correlate them with a few empirical studies/ surveys available.   Insecurity and Paternalism: Evolutionary Psychology explains why people tend to embrace religiosity and subject themselves to be ruled by a powerful figure....