Amiya Kumar, Undergraduate Batch of 2023 Unfamiliar sports are not the only ones struggling to infiltrate into the Indian sporting culture. Even global sports such as Rugby, which has grown in popularity of late and is estimated to be the ninth most popular sport in the world with 410 million dedicated fans located worldwide, encounter… Keep Reading
Aryaman Kakkar, Kalyani Garud, Vasundhara Prasad Amidst COVID 19, Ashoka’s clubs and societies have racked their brains and the Internet to find new ways to keep the Ashokan spirit alive and thriving. New online spaces for club activities come new rules and restrictions, with special emphasis on self-publicity and social media while tackling problems of… Keep Reading
By Saadia Peerzada, UG 22 The Creators is a series of profiles of Ashokans who are actively involved in different creative fields including, but in no way limited to, music, photography, creative writing, and visual or performing arts. A conversation with Aishwarya Sunaad, a third-year student at Ashoka University and founder of Ordinaire, a brand… Keep Reading
On 21st November, it was announced that Abhay Hari will be our next Chief Election Officer, and the Edict’s co-editor-in-chief Aritro Sarkar sat down to interview him on 27th November. Apart from his own, Aritro also asked questions that were submitted by members of the Edict’s newest division: the Student Politics Newsdesk. Transcribed below are… Keep Reading
By Deep Vakil (ASP21) India and China have been engaged in a military standoff in eastern Ladakh for over 150 days now, with the worst cross-border violence since the 1962 war between the two nations. There is a heightened sentiment of nationalism in the country, which has made its way into the digital lives of several students… Keep Reading
By: Nandan Kaushik, UG 22 Image By: Sanjna Mishra We hope the previous article brought out nostalgia, and a longing for campus in you, the reader. Before proceeding further, a note: We had mentioned that there were 15 Founding Professors. These were: Jonathan Gil Harris, Madhavi Menon, Kranti Saran, Aparna Vaidik, Malvika Maheshwari, Rudrangshu Mukherjee,… Keep Reading
By: Nishka Mishra, UG 22 Illustration: By Sadhvi Dash, UG 22 A WhatsApp notification reminds me that I haven’t been paying attention to the last 17 minutes of class. “I’ll have to check the recording,” I think, adding to my mental list of tasks I am yet to ever exhaust. With a weary vision and… Keep Reading
By Ananya Gupta (UG22) I remember all the comatose naps I took between classes, as the whirring and clanging of construction outside my window on a Monday morning repeated itself endlessly, attuned to the rhythms of our frugal, sleep deprived lives. Construction sites, in an odd way, have been as much a part of the… Keep Reading
By Soumil Agarwal (UG23) What is the Pass/Fail Policy? In order to augment course experimentation among students, the OAA (Office of Academic Affairs) proposed the Pass/Fail Policy to the MAA (Ministry of Academic Affairs). This policy will allow students to have a “Pass” or “Fail” grade written on their transcript for specific courses instead of… Keep Reading
Kartikay Dutta, Undergraduate Batch of 2023 Close to nine months since they last lined up in the sky blue, the Indian men’s cricket team will be returning to our screens and under the nation’s scrutiny as they tour the land Down Under for nearly three months between November 27 and January 19. As always, there… Keep Reading