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By Ketaki Mathur, Class of 2020 Keep Reading
The Creators | Abhyanshi Tripathi
Devika Jamkhedkar, Class of 2021 The Creators is a fortnightly series of artist profiles of Ashokans who are actively involved in different creative fields including music, photography, creative writing, and visual or performing arts. “Where there is a quill, there is a way” is a witticism of unknown origin, but it might as well be… Keep Reading
Queer Culture in Delhi: An Interview with Kushboo The Kween
Kanishk Devgan, Class of 2020 On a fairly ordinary afternoon at Ashoka, a roomful of people had the opportunity to meet someone quite extraordinary. Kushboo, the drag persona of Ikshaku Bezbaroa, conducted a one and a half hour session, accompanied by two dazzling performances, to share the experience of being a drag queen, from personal… Keep Reading
The Consequence of Our Convenience
By Vaibhav Parik, (Class of 2020) Last semester, as I approached the end of my first year at Ashoka, I realised a fundamental change that was inevitable as batches passed, the fact that there was a significant departure in our relationship with this place compared to our senior batches. After all, what we got when… Keep Reading
Mess Dooby Doo
By Sakshi Agarwal, Class of 2020 Keep Reading
Why I Am Looking Back
Himali Thakur, Class of 2019 A couple of weeks ago, amidst a sea of coursework, I found myself procrastinating. I was mindlessly surfing Netflix, trying to catch a movie or show that I could watch with my brain switched off. Even though I had a long list of to–watch movies, I was too exhausted to… Keep Reading
Curfew Instituted at Ashoka, Contraband Seized in Sonipat
Rohini Sharma, Class of 2020Zainab G. Firdausi, Class of 2019 In a town-hall held on 25 September, the Vice-Chancellor, in the presence of other senior members of the administration, informed the undergraduate student body about the institution of a curfew restricting student movement in and out of campus at night, starting from the first week… Keep Reading
Integrity In Times Of Curfews
In light of the recently established curfew, there is an urgent need to have an open conversation. Sparsh Agarwal, Class of 2019 In 1981, followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh set up the City of Rajneeshpuram in the middle of the State of Oregon. It was the utter disregard of the Rajneeshee community for their surroundings… Keep Reading
FC-012 : Mind your Behaviour
By Ketaki Mathur, Class of 2020 Keep Reading
The Explorers | Cycling & Sunrises
Vandita Bajaj, Class of 2020 Cycling enthusiasts Srinidhi (UG’ 20) and Manasa (UG’20) have chosen to ditch the shuttle from campus to Jahangirpuri in exchange for cycles. Instead of heading to Delhi on the weekends, they cycle to uncharted terrains and, in the process, discover the hidden gems in our vicinity. The open roads of… Keep Reading