Ashwin Menon, Undergraduate batch of 2022 “The dynasty is over,” said Drake after the Raptors became NBA champions and the trophy left for Canada. With such a huge upset last season it is fair to say the NBA is more competitive than ever. So it would be interesting to look at the players who may… Keep Reading
Anjana Ashok (UG 22) and Aditi Dindorkar (UG 22) The Monsoon Semester of 2019 saw the beginning of a few new clubs on the Ashoka campus. One of those is Allure, the fashion club. We were lucky enough to be able to speak to Preksha Mishra, the founder and head of the club, about what… Keep Reading
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Ashwin Menon & Anushka Bidani, Undergraduate Batch of 2022 ABA 4.0 can be thought of as a perfect Freddie Mercury song: quick, sharp, and stunningly exciting. As the first game between the Hoopsters and the Jumpshots commenced to signal the start of ABA 4.0, it was clear as day that the tournament was going to… Keep Reading
After an overwhelming number of signatories (1000+) on a petition to declare a week-long holiday due to the declining air quality, the university administration conceded. This resulted in the impromptu “Smog Break,” a sudden holiday which meant lots of students leaving campus in order to escape the situation. Many students made the most out of… Keep Reading
By Aggam Walia (UG 2020) When Ashoka University’s representatives came to our school last year, the only question I asked them was— is indoor air purified on campus? The reps answered in the negative, almost as if it didn’t matter. Who considers air pollution as a factor for choosing a college, they might have thought.… Keep Reading
Rahul Agarwal, Undergraduate Batch of 2022 Dressed sharply, with a purposeful stride, Wednesday night saw owners of the forthcoming Ashoka Basketball Association teams assemble at the MPH, for the player auctions. Many players themselves were present in the crowd, watching on expectantly, eager to find out which team they were going to play for. If there was ever to be… Keep Reading
Riddhi Verma, UG 22 With the upcoming referendum, the election commission wishes to ask the student body two main questions about democracy: should independents have an equal footing with parties in competing for seats, and should a party exert control on members through their ideology or their ability to manipulate electoral math? Our current system… Keep Reading
Anjana Ashok, UG22 On October 30th, the Ashoka Distinguished Policy Speaker Series hosted a talk with Dr S. Y. Quraishi, Former Chief Election Commissioner of India, on the topic ‘To What Extent Does Social Media Influence Elections?’. Dr S.Y. Quraishi joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1971, and after holding several strategic and key positions,… Keep Reading