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Narmada Valley

Amrutha Manjunath, Class of 2018 As we drove up the winding roads towards the Sardar Sarovar dam, I began to feel excited despite myself. It was the largest dam project in the country, designed and built to irrigate entire regions of Kutch and Saurashtra, generate electricity for three states and provide domestic and industrial water… Keep Reading

Travels to Narmada Valley

Amrutha Manjunath, Class of 2018 As we drove up the winding roads towards the Sardar Sarovar dam, I began to feel excited despite myself. It was the largest dam project in the country, designed and built to irrigate entire regions of Kutch and Saurashtra, generate electricity for three states and provide domestic and industrial water… Keep Reading

Quizmaster’s Choice | The Harry Potter Quiz

Aanchal Manuja, Class of 2019 This is a weekly column summarizing the 5 best questions from the quiz held by the Quizzing Society of Ashoka University on 26th of September. Logo of the Quizzing Society of Ashoka Following are the top five questions from Harry Potter quiz hosted by Aanchal Manuka, as part of the Ashoka Quizzing… Keep Reading

A Response to ‘The Consequence of Our Convenience’

By Deep Vakil, Class of 2020 Following the events of the Vice-Chancellor’s Townhall, which inter alia announced the night curfew, an article was published in the columns of this newspaper, on 2nd October, titled “The Consequence of Our Convenience,” authored by Vaibhav Parik, someone I know as a batchmate, colleague, and friend. The suggestion to… Keep Reading

Under-reporting at Ashoka: Only 7 CASH Cases Filed Last year

Dhiya Sony, Class of 2021 On 20th July 2018, Ashoka University submitted two reports to the UGC, listing the number of cases filed at the University’s Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CASH) and the action taken by the committee on those cases in the past two years. Among other things, the reports reveal that only seven… Keep Reading

The Explorers | Of Rebels, Ruins, and Rumours

Kanika Singh, Director Centre for Writing & Communication in conversation with Vandita Bajaj, Class of 2020 Ditch the regular trip to GTB Nagar when you get out from Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station this mid-semester break. Instead, take a walk and explore the historical sites in the area. Dr. Kanika Singh is the Director of the Centre… Keep Reading

Ashoka Acquires Coveted Papers of Dr. S Radhakrishnan

The former President’s family will donate all his papers to the Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India. Surabhi Sanghi, Class of 2020 Ashoka University recently acquired the prestigious papers of Dr. S Radhakrishnan, in its archive — Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India. The donation includes Dr. Radhakrishnan’s books, manuscripts, lecture notes and correspondence, philosophy journals he subscribed to… Keep Reading

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