Our Story
Together We Can was founded by Aakanksha Bhatia to create a platform for young students to achieve their goals in the discipline of Psychology. Aakanksha is an accomplished scholar, educator, and psychologist with strong academic background in Psychology and Education. She has been the college and North Campus topper while pursuing B.A. Honors and secured third position during M.A. Psychology from University of Delhi. Further, she did B.Ed. from Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi and is currently pursuing PhD in Psychology from University of Delhi. She qualified UGC NET-JRF and is currently UGC-Senior Research Fellow (SRF). Her PhD research is grounded in the everyday exchanges of social inclusion and social exclusion in educational context with a focus on development and gender. Apart from presenting several research papers at national level, she presented two research papers at International Congress of Psychology (ICP) at Yokohama, Japan in 2016. She has research publications in the domains of social inclusion and exclusion, intimate relationships, and religion.
She has proved her mettle as an educator while working as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Daulat Ram College and Ramanujan College, University of Delhi. With an innovative pedagogic style, she has efficaciously contributed in stimulating and sustaining her students’ interest in the discipline. Being a young and dynamic scholar with deep understanding of the socio-psychological nuances of education, inclusion and gender in our country, she is determined to bring a positive change in the lives of all sections of society. She has worked as a volunteer with several NGOs and conducted workshops and awareness programs on a wide spectrum of topics. With a gender transformative focus she conducted workshops with students and teachers on sexual health and hygiene, and life skills. She also worked towards capacity building of teachers and community workers to be responsive towards children with special needs, and to build inclusive classrooms. As an individual, she strives for excellence in all her pursuits.
With her educational background and experience in the field of Psychology, she envisioned on creating a platform via Together We Can through which aspiring psychologists can be guided towards their career progression.
