The First Heritage walk by the History society for the year took place recently and had about 10 students, accompanied by Prof. Sanjyukta Datta, undertake an exploration in and around the Northern Ridge. We hope the experiences shared by Nandan Kaushik, Undergraduate Batch of 2022, accompanied by the spectacular visuals provided by Surabhi Sanghi, Undergraduate… Keep Reading
By Aggam Walia, Undergraduate Batch of 2022 Given the growing intensity of political engagement in India, especially in the past few months, several Ashokans rightly feel that the student body needs to step out of its political inertia and fulfil its civic responsibilities. Merely recognizing our privilege amounts to nothing unless we make use of… Keep Reading
Anantaajith Ra, Undergraduate 2021 Ashoka’s Women’s Football Team has time and again brought our University plenty of plaudits, along with several trophies. In the 2019-20 season alone, the team has come up with a number of outstanding performances, reaching the final in all three official tournaments they have competed in. Additionally, they have also secured… Keep Reading
Anjana Ashok, UG 22 The long-awaited Presidential Debate took place on February 10th, 2020, at 9 PM in Dr Reddy’s Auditorium. It was the final chance for the candidates standing for the Sixth House of Representatives in the Student Government to directly address their audience- the Ashokan community- before the voting. The session was moderated… Keep Reading
Aritro Sarkar, Undergraduate 2021 The Student Government’s term ended last week, and as Ashoka gears up for elections, The Edict sat down with the outgoing sports minister, Swarna Ajjampur, to talk about her experience in this role, how the ministry faced and got around challenges, and what is in store for Ashokan sports. Excerpts: How… Keep Reading
Riddhi Verma, UG 22 Politics took many forms on the night of 6th February. The debate started off with the most striking appearance of the new party L.I.B.E.R.A.N.D.U. The satirical tone and mockery pierced through the halls of Takshila as they made their grand opening, discussing the hypocrisy of the modern-day politics within our campus.… Keep Reading
Vidit Singh, Undergraduate Class of 2022 My body battles the sharp chill of the wind that doesn’t seem to come or go but exists everywhere around you. It’s well past 12 a.m. and there’s a sweet comfort in the melancholia around the air. My feet, battered with the haunting chill, find themselves at the Dhaba… Keep Reading
Professor Neelanjan Sircar is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Ashoka University and a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). He has written extensively on elections in India, democratic backsliding, party systems, and voting behaviour. With the Delhi elections taking place this weekend, our Editor of News speaks to Professor… Keep Reading
Mihika Rungta, UG 21 “We condemn Ashoka’s callous, exploitative approach to hiring and their complete lack of support and response to our grievances,” said Teaching Fellow (TF) representative, Zehra, at the TF orientation meeting held on 28 January 2020. She was dismissed on 25th December 2019 through an email titled “Bad News”. This email came… Keep Reading
By Devika Goswami, Undergraduate Batch of 2022 As a first-year, I was curious about the political culture here while also feeling strangely guilty on part of my personal political apathy. In order to form some semblance of my own political belief, I wanted to listen to all sides of the political “spectrum” but one side… Keep Reading