Mononiketan

Mononiketan | Mental Health and Wellness Centre

Mononiketan is a university-wide wellbeing centre designed to support the emotional, creative, social, and developmental needs of the Brainware community.

It is a space where students and employees can seek guidance, pause and reflect, reconnect with themselves, participate in meaningful activities, and experience a healthier and more balanced campus life.

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About Mononiketan

University life can be exciting and also demanding. Academic pressure, uncertainty about the future, social and personal struggles, and the pace of campus life can affect how students and staff feel, function, and connect.

Mononiketan has been established in recognition of this reality.

The Centre reflects a holistic understanding of wellbeing. It recognises that a person’s wellbeing is shaped not only by emotional support, but also by meaningful participation, healthy routines, creative expression, supportive relationships, and a sense of belonging.

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Our Approach

Mononiketan follows a holistic and student-centred approach to wellbeing.

This approach includes:

• Emotional support and counselling
• Preventive and wellness-oriented practices
• Art therapy, music therapy, and dance movement practices
• Creative and expressive spaces
• Co-curricular and campus engagement
• Community connection and participation
• Guided growth and developmental opportunities

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Who Can Access Mononiketan?

Mononiketan is open to:

• Students of Brainware University
• Employees and members of the Brainware community

Students may visit Mononiketan for support, guidance, wellbeing activities, or simply to find a space for connection and balance. Employees may also access the Centre for professional support.

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What Mononiketan Offers

1. Counselling and Emotional Support
Mononiketan offers supportive spaces for students and staff who may be dealing with academic stress, emotional concerns, personal difficulties, uncertainty, relationship-related issues, or the pressures of campus life.
This support is intended to be approachable, respectful, and confidential.

2. Guidance and Psychological Support
The Centre provides guided support for emotional wellbeing, self-awareness, coping, resilience, and personal growth. Where appropriate, psychological guidance and professional support are extended through the trained team associated with the Centre.

3. Wellbeing Practices
Mononiketan promotes habits and practices that strengthen balance and wellbeing in everyday life. These include guided sessions focused on relaxation, breathing, mindfulness, grounding, and healthy emotional regulation.

4. Art, Music, and Dance-Based Engagement
Creative expression can be an important part of wellbeing. Mononiketan includes spaces and activities connected to art, music, and movement-based engagement, helping to explore expression, reflection, and release in meaningful ways.

5. Yoga, Gymnasium, and Fitness-Linked Wellbeing
The Centre also supports wellbeing through physical balance and mindful movement, including yoga and fitness-oriented activities in the campus gymnasium that contribute to both emotional and physical wellness.

6. Clubs, Co-Curricular Activities, and Student Engagement
Wellbeing grows through participation. Mononiketan therefore connects wellbeing with 12 active student clubs, co-curricular activities, campus events, and opportunities for meaningful engagement.

7. Workshops, Awareness Sessions, and Campus Programmes
Mononiketan organises awareness drives, thematic workshops, wellness camps, guided sessions, and outreach initiatives to build a healthier and more informed campus culture.

8. NSS, Outreach, and Community Interface
Mononiketan also creates scope for outreach and community-oriented engagement through awareness campaigns, wellness drives, NSS-linked activities, and other participatory initiatives, to reflect on the wider role of mental health awareness beyond the classroom.

9. Student Growth and Exposure
The Centre contributes to guided student development and campus exposure through structured participation, supervised activities, and interdisciplinary engagement, especially where wellbeing and education meaningfully intersect.

10. Research and Future Scope
Mononiketan opens up opportunities for documentation, wellbeing programme design, supervised participation, and research. It also creates scope for academic inquiry into student wellbeing patterns, institutional care models, and the future role of digital tools and automation in mental health and wellness services.

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Mononiketan and Campus Life

Mononiketan is closely connected to the wider life of the University.

At Brainware University, wellbeing is not understood only as private support behind closed doors. It is also shaped by how students participate in campus culture, build friendships, discover interests, express themselves, and feel seen within the community.

For this reason, Mononiketan engages with the broader ecosystem of campus life, including:

• 12 student clubs
• creative and cultural activities
• co-curricular programmes
• wellness initiatives
• awareness campaigns
• student participation and exposure opportunities

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Our Empanelled Experts

Mononiketan is supported by a panel of qualified professionals and associated experts who contribute to the Centre’s holistic approach to wellbeing.

• Dr. Rima Mukherjee
  • Founder and Lead Consultant, Crystal Clinic and Crystal Wellness Clinic
  • Visiting Psychiatrist, Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital

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Our Team

Mononiketan is supported by a multidisciplinary institutional team.

Name / Position	Responsibilities
Phalguni Mookhopadhayay, Chancellor	Strategic guidance
Dr Sankar Gangopadhyay, Vice Chancellor	Strategic guidance
Dr Swaraj Kumar Sarkar, Registrar	Strategic guidance
Dr Pulak Patra, Deputy Registrar	Strategic guidance
Anandita Das, Assistant Registrar (Student Welfare)	Logistics and coordination
Dr Alok Kumar Chowdhury	HoD, Department of Psychology
Ashish Malik	Research
Dr. Adiba Ali	Counselling and research
Surangana Ghosh	Clinical Psychologist
Mandira Das	Clinical Psychologist
Priya Roy	Psychologist (with RCI registration)
Shrabana Panda	Psychologist, Responsible for dance movement practices
Rishika Paul	Psychologist, Responsible for art therapy
Sanjana Roychowdhury	Psychologist, Responsible for art therapy
Dr. Sinchan Das	Assistant Professor, Responsible for music therapy
Prabir Kumar Paul	Yoga Instructor (Visiting)

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How to Reach Mononiketan

Students and staff may access Mononiketan through any of the following channels:

• Walk in directly to Mononiketan, building 1, room 009
• Referral through Department / Faculty Mentor / HoD / Student Affairs
• Referral during university wellness camps, awareness sessions, or club activities
• Appointment through call: 033 69010 641
• Email: mononiketan@brainwareuniversity.ac.in
• QR/online form

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Visit Us

Location: Building 1, Room No. 009
Phone: 033 69010 641
Email: mononiketan@brainwareuniversity.ac.in

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Frequently Asked Questions