Credibility
A deeper look into the neuroscience, psychology, research, and people behind how House Of Prama is built.
The founder question
Yes. And House Of Prama was not built on her degree, thank god.
Before HOP was a company, it was a thought in our founder's head. A question, really: why was there nothing out there to train your mind for mental fitness? Not the crisis kind. India has more support for that now, and genuinely, we love that. But the ongoing kind. The consistent, everyday kind.
Think about the noise around physical fitness in India. Aunties commenting on your weight before you've said hello. Gyms on every corner. Influencers posting their morning routines. Entire industries dedicated to your body, your steps, your sleep score. And yet, who was talking loudly and boldly about working on your mental fitness? Not mental health as a crisis to be treated, but mental fitness as a practice to be built.
What she brings to HOP is years of leading people, a personal relationship with mental health that has been neither easy nor straightforward, a genuine level of care for how people feel, a habit of asking hard questions until the answers hold up, and a vision that wants to make mental fitness as normal and accessible as any other form of taking care of yourself.
She's also honest about where her expertise ends. That honesty is part of what makes the house worth trusting.
The work behind the work
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Before anything was built, we listened. Through surveys and street-level conversations with students and young adults of India, we studied what mental fitness spaces people actually want, what they avoid, and most importantly, what they emotionally connect with.
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Sessions were built using both the primary data we had collected and existing psychological frameworks such as expressive arts, journaling, queer affirmative practices, mindfulness, breathwork etc. Moreover, every session was tested internally with our team and anything that didn’t hold up in practice, did not stay no matter how clever it sounded.
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All our sessions went through repeated cycles of pre-beta and beta testing with students and working adults. Real people giving real, genuine feedback through forms, check-ins, and in-depth participant interviews, all of which helped us refine activities, pacing, and overall participant experience over time.
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We actively consulted mental health practitioners across clinical and counselling backgrounds throughout the R&D process. Their feedback helped shape our approach to inclusivity, emotional safety, group dynamics, and responsible facilitation.
We read papers, frameworks, and research across psychology, neuroscience, behavioural science, habit formation, and community wellbeing. But beyond theory, we also care deeply about whether something feels emotionally real and genuinely meaningful to the people experiencing it. So, now you know, every HOP session goes through feedback, revision, testing, and difficult conversations before it becomes part of the house.
Our filter
Does this help people without overwhelming them?
Is it rooted in a recognised framework or evidence-informed practice?
Can it be facilitated responsibly in a group setting?
Does it feel emotionally safe and practically manageable?
Would it make sense to an Indian young adult in real life, not just in wellness language?
Can people participate without needing prior knowledge of psychology or therapy?
Are we creating something people can genuinely engage with instead of simply consume?
Help Build The House
Apply here to be a part of our advisory panel and guidance committee, and help shape the house with thoughtfulness, rigour, and care.
We will keep learning, keep consulting people who know more than we do, keep testing and updating our work, and be honest when something does not land the way we hoped. HOP is being built with people, not just for them. That is how it stays real. We are proud of the seriousness and the softness both.