Nivedita Salar, Class of 2019 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. Sindhoora Ganesh is a third-year Economics major at Ashoka University with a flair for painting. She launched a venture last semester,… Keep Reading
Isha Goel recounts her time in London, sitting for three-hour long classes, listening to prominent political leaders of the UK speak about policy and discovering the best vantage point for a bird’s eye view of the Queen’s City. Major at Ashoka: Economics, with a minor in Political Science Course at LSE: International Political Economy I… Keep Reading
Vaibhav Parik, Class of 2020 Djokovic holding his fourth Wimbledon trophy at the 2018 Championships A year ago, John McEnroe made one of the feistier comparisons. Mentioning veteran golfer Tiger Woods’ issues with his family and wife, McEnroe conjectured the possibility of Novak Djokovic undergoing the same, while commentating on one of his Wimbledon matches.… Keep Reading
Apply here to participate in the debate! When the current Editorial Board took over The Edict at the turn of the year, we had outlined our commitment to our readers and this University: “The Edict’s presence is a response to the unfortunate invasion of Ashokan discourse by social media, which has precipitated a move from reading… Keep Reading
Vandita Bajaj, Class of 2020 The JCB Prize for Literature was instituted earlier this year with the intention of providing greater exposure to Indian authors as well as recognizing the integral role played by translators in the nation’s diverse literary tradition. The winner of the award is to be announced on 27th October 2018 and… Keep Reading
When ‘Facts are not Facts’ activism is confused as radicalism By Gaurav Nandan Tripathi, (Undergraduate Class of 2020). The Oxford Dictionary declared the word ‘Post-Truth’ as the ‘Word of the Year 2016’, after an increase of about 2000% was seen in the usage of the term. Its use became pretty common during the American elections… Keep Reading
Sameer Nayak tells us about studying Industrial Psychology, scouring Durant Avenue for the best spots to eat and finding stray pianos around campus. Major at Ashoka: Double major in Economics and Psychology Course(s) at UC Berkeley: Social Psychology, Industrial Psychology BERKELEY STANDARD TIME ! That’s an official thing here at Berkeley, where every class begins at… Keep Reading
In the first piece by the Research Wing of the Edict, we explore the evolution of an infamous illegal shack outside Ashoka University, and the lure of catering to university students, in the village. By Urvin Soneta (Founding Class), Sparsh Agarwal (Class of 2019), and Zainab G. Firdausi (Class of 2019). On 23 August, 150 students… Keep Reading
Kartik Sundar, Class of 2020 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. It’s no secret that today Hip-Hop is a dominant form of music world over. While to most of us, Indian hip-hop… Keep Reading
Akshaya Jose Devasia, Class of 2020 In the orientation week for the Undergraduate batch of 2021, the Student Government announced the beginning of a new ‘house system’. The houses will be named after the primary Ashokan cities Taxila, Pataliputra, Ujjain, Nalanda, and Kalinga. This is, in the words of a member of the Cultural ministry… Keep Reading