Rangoli Gupta, Class of 2020 “What’s in a name? that which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet.” Words are important: while living abroad, I’m missing chai not tea, I want pakoras not fritters. Names are important and integral to our identities. Mine is unusual, so I anticipated that it would take a minute for… Keep Reading
Vandita Bajaj, Class of 2020 13th April 2019 marks the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre which took place on the occasion of Baisakhi, 13th April 1919. The event has found repeated mention in our school history textbooks and has been recreated on celluloid in iconic films like Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi. The atrocity of Jallianwala Bagh… Keep Reading
Clinton Manoti, Class of 2020 Ubuntu 2019, the Indo-International cultural exchange festival, organized by the AUISA in collaboration with the The Cultural Ministry took place on the 5th of April 2019. Ubuntu in Nguni Bantu translates to ‘humanity’. It is a term reflective of the philosophy ‘I am because you are.’ The primary aim of this festival… Keep Reading
Devika Jamkhedkar, Class of 2021 The Ashoka Premier League 4.0 is here. A highly anticipated and exciting tradition, there seems little to talk about action packed days of huddling, cheering and shooting. On closer look, one might compare the blossoming APL to modern professional football, wherein players are ranked, organised and sold according to their… Keep Reading
Dhiya Sony, Class of 2021 Students of Ashoka are given enormous amounts of freedom (as compared to other colleges in India) under the pretence that we are responsible adults who are able to conduct themselves with a certain amount of decorum. . However, recent developments in the campus points towards a rather disappointing and painful reality that… Keep Reading
The latest season of APL is back this year, and is set to take place on the 12th and 13th of April. The Ashoka Premier League, started 4 years ago has now become one of Ashoka’s biggest trademark events which is eagerly looked forward to by the entire University. APL 4.0 is larger than ever… Keep Reading
2019 with The Edict, is the newspaper’s first foray into reporting elections. In this interview, our Editor-in Chief speaks to Suhasini Haidar, National Editor & Strategic Affairs Editor at the national daily The Hindu. Apart from being one of the most credible and trustworthy Indian journalists on Indian foreign policy and current affairs, Mrs. Haidar… Keep Reading
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2019 with The Edict, is the newspaper’s first foray into reporting elections. With the General Elections around the corner, we speak to Professor Gilles Verniers, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ashoka University, and Co-Director of Trivedi Centre for Political Data. The Centre, inaugurated in 2015, is now one of the few organisations in the… Keep Reading
"I think when a man speaks as a feminist, he is recognising his privilege and not necessarily speaking for women or representing them. I don’t think a man who identifies as a feminist will ever speak for women; he’ll talk against patriarchy, he’ll speak about how patriarchy restricts him." Keep Reading