Some Lesser Known Facts About Amanat Bansal
- Amanat Bansal hails from Udaipur, Rajasthan.
A childhood picture of Amanat Bansal with her family
- Amanat has loved dancing since she was young. She began learning Bharatanatyam at six and made her stage debut at fifteen with an Arangetram performance in Delhi.
Amanat Bansal while performing Bharatanatyam at an event in Delhi
- Amanat volunteered at CanKids KidsCan, an NGO in New Delhi, from January 2015 to December 2016. There, she taught and provided psychotherapy to children.
- She interned in public relations at Izzhaar by Core Designs in New Delhi from January 2015 to June 2020.
- From September 2016 to December 2017, she volunteered part-time at the YMCA of the USA in Greater Boston, where she taught and monitored basic science experiments to children aged 5-8 years.
- Amanat worked as a project intern at a psychological testing company named
- Amanat interned as a research assistant at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) at Boston University from January 2018 to December 2019. There, she analysed data, handled IRB amendments, and conducted literature reviews on anxiety and substance use.
- She interned as a research assistant at the Child Cognition Lab, Boston University, from January 2018 and June 2020.
- In June 2018, Amanat joined McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, as a research assistant intern. She conducted experiments on rats, operated an automated conditioning box, and attended psychology research seminars. She completed her internship there in June 2020.
Amanat Bansal’s post on X about her days at the McLean Hospital in Belmont
- Amanat was a clinical intern at Victory Programs in Boston from June 2018 to June 2020. There, she conducted weekly assessments, created intervention plans for toddlers, and supported mothers with substance use disorders through therapy and resource assistance.
- Bansal worked part-time as an academic mentor at an NGO named Boston Partners in Education from August 2018 to December 2019. She led sessions, graded assignments, and supported students with learning disabilities.
- In January 2019, Amanat started her internship as a research assistant at Boston University’s Reinhart Lab. She studied the effects of ageing and anxiety on working memory, conducted EEG and TES experiments, and handled IRB proposals; she completed her internship in December 2020.
Amanat Bansal’s LinkedIn post about working at Boston University’s Reinhart Lab
- Amanat worked as a training coordinator at Trijog – Know Your Mind in Mumbai from May 2020 to December 2020. She collected data from child therapy sessions, led social media campaigns, and conducted psychological assessments.
- In December 2021, she was recognised as the NextGen Entrepreneur by Forbes India.
Amanat Bansal’s LinkedIn post about being recognised as the NextGen Entrepreneur by Forbes India
- In February 2022, she founded a company with Antler in Singapore. She developed business ideas, validated models, and connected with advisors. She worked with Antler until March 2022.
Amanat Bansal’s LinkedIn post about starting a company in collaboration with Antler
- Amanat co-founded CoDee in New Delhi in June 2020. She set up communities for young adults living together in shared apartments and organised how roommates were selected. She credits American businesswoman and philanthropist Sara Blakely as the source of courage that inspired her to start the company.
Amanat Bansal’s LinkedIn post about businesswoman and philanthropist Sara Blakely being the source of courage that inspired her to start CoDee
- In April 2023, Amanat joined Aspire Clinic in New Delhi. She researched and created patient history forms, catalogued nearly 100 patient histories, assisted in teaching psychiatric classes, and issued certificates for sex reassignment and gender reassignment surgeries; Amanat worked there till September 2023.
- In September 2023, Amanat joined the University of Oxford as a graduate research assistant. At its START Lab, she administered developmental assessments, coded participant task videos for research, and prepared presentations on research design and findings.
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— Sadhna Singh Chouhan (@SadhnaSinghMP) September 16, 2024
- Amanat is an avid traveller and often shares her travel experiences on social media.
A picture of Amanat Bansal with her mother from their trip to Agra, Uttar Pradesh
