Prakruthi Ventures

Research

We do industry and academic research. We do research collaborations at individual and company level. We have a research ecosystem comprising around 1000+ members across different disciplines related to natural and social sciences. The areas where our researchers are working on include - Environment, Anthropology, Sustainability, Economics, Management, Social Sciences, Medical Sciences, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). We also have members running their own Research Centers, Labs and Other Research and Publishing related services.

Dr. Krishnarao Ukey

Dr. Ukey is a practitioner turned researcher with a highly successful innings on both the sides. He had been a prolific researcher, and published 43 Articles and Research Papers in reputed Journals. He has participated in 20+ Conferences on Management and Law in India and abroad. He has presented papers and chaired many sessions. He has travelled across several places including USA, UK, other European countries, Dubai, Singapore, and Indonesia.

His areas of research includes: Corporate and Business Laws; Accounts, Finance, Costing and Management Accounting; Human Resource Management and Marketing. Two of the books authored by him have been used for MBA Curriculum in RTM Nagpur University. He has served on multiple key positions at RTM Nagpur University.

He likes guiding researchers and PhD students.

Dr. Prarthana Dhanvijay

Prarthana holds a B. Tech degree in Chemical Technology (Petrochemicals) from LIT Nagpur, and M.Tech. as well as Ph.D. in Polymer and Surface Engineering and Technology from ICT (formerly known as UDCT), Mumbai. She have been actively involved in scientific and academic writing for more than a decade in fields of chemical & petrochemical engineering, polymer & plastic engineering, environmental science & engineering, biomedical engineering, etc. While working in National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) as a researcher, she wrote review and research articles, assisted in writing book on solid waste management and wrote project proposals for CPCB grant. She successfully completed her masters and doctorate projects and published her work in reputed international journals and renowned publication houses such as Wiley, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. She also reviewed research articles of these publication companies. She is associated with Logical Process Engineering Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India as R&D Advisor and wrote business proposals and patent for the company which are approved by concerned authorities. Over the years, She has successfully assisted clients in writing review and research articles, conference papers, thesis, dissertations, books, posters and project proposals. She also have experience in writing research grants for SBIR phase I and II for USA based clients. She is confident to deliver high-quality research and writing services within a set deadline with her rich expertise. Please click here to know more about her and her research services.

Khushboo Ahire

Khushboo is a Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for Population, Health, and Development in the School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

She is a mixed-methods researcher with over ten years of extensive experience in conducting social studies, implementing development initiatives and teaching. She coordinated the community engagement study from India and was awarded a Knowledge and Innovation Research Fellowship at Swansea University, UK and TISS Mumbai collaborated project. The project was instrumental in building ‘Solar Oasis’ which is India’s first-of-a-kind functionalized active building that uses solar power to generate, store, and release energy to be shared by the community located in Khuded village in rural Maharashtra. Previously, she has also worked with and contributed to the impact research, policy and programmatic reports for various universities, government and non-government organizations like the National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Southampton University, HelpAge India, JSW Steel and Tata Power. Her research interests mainly include- Gerontology, Community Participation for Inclusive Development, Environment and Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility, ESG, Climate Change, and Gender. She has participated in various national and international conferences, workshops and seminars focusing on various social issues. She has to her credit, publications in the areas of renewable energy transitions, climate change and air pollution, well-being of the elderly, and social impacts of CSR projects as journal articles and book chapters. As a Director Research, she serves as a support system for scholars, researchers, students, and professionals from diverse disciplines to engage in meaningful exchanges, share knowledge, collaborate on projects, and advance the frontiers of human understanding.

Kumari Archana

Presently, I am pursuing my Ph.D. in the Department of Higher and Professional Education, from pre-eminent Institute, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, India. My research aims to understand the mechanism of human behavior for total immersion in learning process and peak performance. My interest lies in collaboration, peer learning, self-organised learning, leadership, problem-solving and creativity. I did my Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences in 2015 and Masters of Arts in Social Work in 2017 from premier Institute Tata Institute of Social Sciences Tuljapur and Mumbai Campus respectively. Along with field work experience of one year and seven months in the field of education and other social sectors, I worked for one year and three months as a project associate in the Education Sector of Multinational Company HCL’s Foundation. In 2017, I was awarded Junior Research Fellowship by UGC for five years after clearing National Eligibility Test only in my second year of Masters. I completed my M.Phil. from the Department of Higher and Professional Education, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, in 2020. I have presented my research works in the field of higher education at different conferences internationally and nationally, wherein I got best paper presentation award as well. I have written book chapter in Bloomsbury London Publication House and two research paper are in process of publication upcoming in four months. Other than that, one research project is in the collaboration with TISS is at initial phase of proposal writing which aims to understand the challenges faced by first generation learners from underprivileged social communities. I am skilled in teaching and researching in social sciences. Additionally, I am the founder and director of sec8 company known as Exceed Your Expectations (EYE) Foundation, founded in 2021 which works for the cause of Education broadly includes but not limited to Career Counselling & Mentoring, Habit Transformation and Mind-Body-Universe Connection.