By Aarushi Aggarwal (moderator for the recent candidate’s debate) I consider it a bit of tradition between the Edict and I that every year after the candidates’ debate I write a critique of the candidates and parties contesting elections. This year, of course, for me to take a public stand on the debates or the… Keep Reading
In light of #MeToo and the controversy from the previous election cycle regarding the position of political parties in Ashoka vis-a-vis sexual harassment, calls for a more sound representation of women in the student government have been louder than ever. With the elections impending, The Feminist Collective hosted a meet on the night of 4… Keep Reading
By Shubhang Ojha, Class of 2020 Keep Reading
The Residence Life Access Policy has been an important issue for several members of the student body and past student governments. With an increasing number of students on campus, the need, and lack thereof, of private spaces has been a topic of great discussion. YIF classes go on for much longer than the undergraduate classes,… Keep Reading
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During the winter break, Sandeep Bhaiya, owner of Fuel Zone, posted a photo on Facebook, standing arm in arm with Anuj Bhaiya, who used to run the Nescafé counter, in the space formerly occupied by the latter’s outlet. The photograph left several students perplexed about these new developments on campus. It was soon after that… Keep Reading
Overworked staff can be one of the perils of a young institution, still finding its ground. Ashoka, it seems, was no different. For a few years now, some support staff had reportedly been working for upto 12 hours per day. As per the Factories Act of 1948, no adult can work for more than 48… Keep Reading
Nishant Kauntia, Ashoka Scholars Programme ‘19 Banjaara 2017, the experienced members of the Ashokan community will remember, was a festival of puking, abuse, manhandling and alcohol poisoning. If we are to accept Slavoj Zizek’s rough definition of an event as “the effect that seems to exceed its causes,” then Banjaara 2017 was undoubtedly an event — The… Keep Reading
Sarah Khan, Class of 2021 A razaai, or quilt, is threaded together by lines of ethnic stitching, exuding a unique aesthetic and familiar warmth. Ketan Jain’s project Razaai is not too different. At its core, Razaai is about dynamism. “We don’t call our events ‘projects,’ we call them ‘processes,’ because we don’t want to think… Keep Reading
Aninthitha Nath, Class of 2021 Twiddling my rainbow pin, I sat on the metro, eyeing the route to Rajiv Chowk. Colours flooded the compartment — blue and purple ribbons on wrists, faces already smeared in rainbow, and eyeliner melting in the unexpected warmth. Jostling my way out, I followed the colours to Tolstoy Marg, looking for some… Keep Reading