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Ashoka Team Beats 29 Colleges to Win the Asian Parliamentary Debate

Pragyna Divakar, Class of 2020 From Left to Right — Jibraan Mansoor, Nachiket Vaidya, and Aritro Bose A group of three Ashokans — Jibraan Mansoor (UG 18), Nachiket Vaidya (UG 20), and Aritro Bose (UG 19) — participated in the Asian Parliamentary Debate held in SSCBS, Rohini, on the 1st, 2nd and 4th of September. After clearing the five preliminary rounds as… Keep Reading

The Importance of ‘Why?’

Philip Deweyi talks about experiencing a ‘classroom beyond boundaries’, interacting with eminent South African startups and learning the nuances of private sector collaborations with governments. Major at Ashoka: Economics Course at the University of Cape Town: South African Entrepreneurship Immersion Built on the lines of strategic and competitive learnability in entrepreneurship, the South African Entrepreneurship… Keep Reading

Children’s Literature in the Heart of London

Diya Mukhedkar from the Class of 2019 tells us about her London experience, studying Children’s Literature through the ages and watching football with the English. Major at Ashoka: English Course at King’s College London: Wonderland: 100 Years of Children’s Literature One of the reasons that I applied for a summer abroad programme was because I… Keep Reading

Ashoka Administration Hints at Possible Disciplinary Action for SSP Visitors

Rohini Sharma, Class of 2020 Today, the student body of Ashoka received an advisory e-mail from the Vice-Chancellor’s Office regarding the establishments that provide drugs and alcohol in the vicinity of Ashoka. The notice reminded students that their presence at these establishments could be ‘construed as possible grounds for disciplinary action by Ashoka University’. Ashoka… Keep Reading

Know Your Professor: Bipasha Maity

Aasim Ansari, Class of 2020 “I don’t remember the particular point when I made a conscious decision to pursue economics, but there are numerous things to like about economics as a discipline. It tries to inculcate some sort of objective thought process or logic in trying to understand how people behave, which is also devoid… Keep Reading

Smile and Wave: The Subtle Art of Acing the O-Week

Ketaki Mathur, Class of 2020 For those of us on social media, college began before orientation week. All my friends going to Delhi University updated me with happenings of their classes and societies, which left me feeling as if I was behind in life. My daily ritual involved sitting in front of the laptop for… Keep Reading

I spent my Summer travelling through London

Anirudh Pisharam from the Class of 2019 talks about his time in London, from the streets to the pubs, and at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and shares some tips. Major at Ashoka: Economics and Finance Course at LSE: Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives One of my objectives for an ideal summer program abroad… Keep Reading

How I Spent My Summer Travelling In London

Anirudh Pisharam from the Class of 2019 talks about his time in London, from the streets to the pubs, and at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and shares some tips. Major at Ashoka: Economics and Finance Course at LSE: Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives One of my objectives for an ideal summer program abroad… Keep Reading

Studying Brexit in London at LSE

Garima Rastogi and Anoushka Agarwal write about their summer experiences in London. Both took the International Economics course at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Garima, Class of 2019 Major at Ashoka: Economics, with a minor in History This summer, like many students at our university, I made my way to a different country… Keep Reading

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