Testimonials for the Tenth Annual Social Science Seminar (2024) at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“I liked the insightful presentations, the various topics and constructive feedback that the team gave me.”
Poorva Kulkarni
“I enjoyed the talk given by the keynote speaker and the variety of topics covered during the seminar.”
Tithi Agarwal
Testimonials for the Ninth summer school (2024) at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“I will take away the use of the various analytical and citation softwares introduced in this course and how I can use it on a more frequent basis.”
Kyle Concessio
“This course was a great revision for me which would further help me compose a research proposal for PhD. I learnt how to follow a systematic procedure to compose a proposal. The jargon free nature of the workshop was something I would appreciate. I also learnt about the open-science movement and all other scientific events in vogue.”
Prarthi Ghosh
“The best thing about the Summer School is the team- there is so much to learn from each of them about research. I liked the combination of the Udemy course and Summer school together. There was also an interactive approach where there is a small group which makes it a more focused and personalized type of an experience.”
Siddhi Sanap
Testimonials for the Quantitative Workshop (2023) conducted at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“I relearnt so many things. I had absolutely no idea that there are certain terms and I don't think I would have learned it anywhere.”
Sana Joshi
“Changed of perspective for this research method and increased likeness for qualitative research”
Namisha Chamaria
“Some of my key takeaways involve the process of developing a topic guide, being prepared to do extensive data collection & analysis.”
Kasthuri
“The scope and range of use cases for qualitative research methods”
Saritha Sudhakaran
Testimonials for the Ninth Annual Social Science Seminar (2023) at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“The multi-perspectivity of different papers and fields and mainly the applied research in the corporate world by the keynote speaker was brilliant!”
Anushka Vaishampayan
“I like the range of topics covered, punctuality and the fact that it was an opportunity for first time presenters”
Sanjana Guruprasad
Testimonials for The eighth summer school at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA® (2023)
“Gained a lot of information about research and research methodologies. All these topics are rarely spoken of at college and thus there had been a lot of confusion regarding various topics in research. But everything just gets clearer day by day and I am learning a lot.”
Harshvi Malaviya (Psychology, Student)
“A better and more realistic understanding of what the process of research entails, from the complexities of carrying it out to the methods of academic writing. Additionally, the joy of meeting and interacting with others who have similar interests!”
Masumi Pradhan (Psychology, Student)
“Better research skills and I am already more interested in research. I used to get stressed about it but now that I know how to do it, it's actually interesting.”
Nicole Dsouza (Psychology, Student)
“My ability to be a thorough, curious, and creative academician/student within the ever-growing research community.”
Munira Electricwala (Psychology, Professional)
Testimonials for the Seventh Summer School at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA® (2022)
“I learned about the practical knowledge required for research like the differences between a grant and a research proposal. Using a software like Mendeley is a relief and looking forward to learning the others too.”
Piyusha Bhingarde (Psychology Professional)
“I learned the A-Z of research. Personally, the course has been enriching in terms of conducting a sound literature review. After this course, I am increasingly about my academic writing skills and hoping to manifest them soon :)”
Devki Natu (Sociology, Student)
“How having a structure to everything that you do will make the process much easier”
Varun Ramgopal (Behavioural Science, Professional)
“So far the Mendeley tutorial has been most fruitful. I am looking forward to learning other software and data analysis tools”
Trisha Patel (Psychology, Student)
testimonials for the qualitative worship conducted at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA® (2021)
“Mainly how to write the research proposal and a basic idea regarding Mendeley”
Raman Deep
“1. Mendeley 2. Explaining research methods to the early career researchers”
Poornaprajna Kulkarni
“The various terminologies associated with qualitative research, what it is, ethics of qualitative research, data analysis in qualitative research”
Lavanya (Psychology, Student)
Testimonials for the Seventh Annual Social Science Seminar (2021) at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“I liked the interdisciplinary nature of the seminar to push intellectual boundaries of social science research. The hosts are great and have made quite a comfortable space to present.”
Samridhi Agarwal
Testimonials for the Sixth Summer School at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA® (2021)
“A stepwise approach to do research. Idea generation is also important before jumping to data.”
Chaitali Pramod Pathak
“The three things I liked about the course:
1. Mendeley. Thank you so much for introducing me to it.
2. Definitely how I can improve on my reading skills. How I can look for what i want to look for.
3. How to critically analyse papers.”
Sarah Rezaei
testimonials for the Research Foundation Programme at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“It has been a pleasant learning experience with Monk Prayogshala, the internship program helped me relearn the concepts of scientific research and helped me brush up with my writing and analytical skills, which I find to be extremely beneficial. I look forward to working with you again!”
Jaisal Shah (Psychology, Professional)
“I got to work on a topic I am interested in and I appreciate that my mentor was candid with me when I needed to make serious changes to my work. I think the honest criticism has and will continue to help me improve the quality of my work. Thank you!”
Manasi Pant (Sociology, Student)
“I like the structure of the internship because you are encouraged to develop an original research proposal and literature review.”
Arundhati Ail (Psychology, Student)
"It was indeed very informative. The supervisors were very patient towards the entire process of research program. The guidance received was absolutely knowledgeable and very resourceful. Definitely looking forward to work towards the research paper with the help of Monk team :)”
Meghna Karia (Psychology, Professional)
“The team was very encouraging. I got a lot of clarity in terms of structuring my research proposal.”
Gayatri Ganpule (Economics, Student)
Testimonials for the Fifth Summer School at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA® (2020)
“The three things I liked about the course: The ability to conduct a summer school even during the lock-down with so many constraints is appreciated; the topics covered were well explained and simplified; and diving a firsthand experience to write and present has boosted my morale.”
Abin Benny
“I am going away with less fear of research now and more positive attitude towards research and immense respect for the facilitators as well as researchers.”
Sanika Ekbote
Testimonials for the sixth Annual Social Science Seminar (2020) at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“The top 3 things about the seminar:
The topics covered
The arrangement and time management
The comments/feedback given on my presentation”
Sakshi shah
testimonials for the virtual career fair by MONK® PRAYOGSHALA® (June, 2020)
“I think everyone was really frank and happy to help, also that everyone knew so much, I would love to connect with you guys again!!!”
Nidhi Malhotra (Student, Sociology)
“Resource people answered the questions very well and to the point. It was a very good initiative, and cleared up a lot of things.”
Divya Mirani (Student, Psychology)
“The speakers were amazing! My questions were answered with valid information and the atmosphere of the group was very accepting.”
Ritika Ambedkar (Student, Sociology)
“The resource people have in depth knowledge which is very helpful. They took care and time to answer all questions and clarify our doubts. All questions were answered with utmost care and links were attached for our benefit whenever required."
Subhangi Roy (Student, Psychology)
Testimonials for the fourth Summer School at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA® (2019)
“This course brought out to me that research is a creative and multi-faceted process unlike any other and is an activity that can be carried out by anyone. (I liked that) students are led to find their own way around the problem instead of simply being told what to do.”
- Pranjal Tipnis (Student, Economics)
“The three things I liked about this course are: the willingnes to engage each discipline and embrace multi-disciplinary research; the relaxed method of teaching; and approachability.”
- Anmol Dutta (Student, English and Culture Studies)
Testimonials for the fifth Annual Social Science Seminar (2019) at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“I learned about a lot of interesting ideas and the discussion was very productive. Very well done!”
Shagata Mukherjee
“I liked the variety of papers, amazing quality of research, the conducive and interactive atmosphere throughout the seminar”
Megha Gurnani
Testimonials for the Third Summer School at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA® (2018)
“I enrolled in this course to get some idea of how research is done, because I did not have any research experience in this area, I had many misconceptions that are now clarified.”
- Dhwani Nagda (Student, Psychology)
“The three things I liked about this course are: the structure of the course; the faculty, their extensive knowledge and amicable nature; and the happy and enjoyable ambience here.”
- Nevin George (Student, Economics)
Testimonials for the FOURTH Annual Social Science Seminar (2018) at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“I liked the respect shown for everyone’s opinions, it was a safe space to raise questions, and there was a diverse cohort of participants”
Sara Sethia
“I appreciated the constructive feedback the team gave me on my presentation. The team was also very welcoming and the quality of research presented was very good.”
Pranjan Tipnis
Testimonials for the SEcond Summer School at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA® (2017)
“Three things which I liked about the course were that it covered important information regarding research, the course material was easy to understand and it was totally worth the cost.”
- Shriya Naidu (Student, Psychology)
“The very accommodative environment and constant feedback made the course very interactive.”
- Chetna (Student, Economics)
Testimonials for the third Annual Social Science Seminar (2017) at MONK® PRAYOGSHALA®
“I liked the professional manner in which the seminar was conducted. There was a good range of interesting topics and loads of encouragement was given to the presenters.”
Utkarsha Kotian