Ketaki Mathur, Class of 2020 13th March, 2018 Having reached the village Sankri the day before, we woke up early to begin our trek to Kedarkantha, a Himalayan range peak located in district Uttarakashi, Uttarakhand. The shock of the ice-cold water on my face jolted me out of my sleep. I laced my shoes, got… Keep Reading
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Zainab G. Firdausi, Class of 2019 and Nishant Kauntia, Class of 2018 Most of us complain about the food served in the mess. We write raging emails to the mess committee, scowl angrily when we have to wait in line for chicken/rice/rotis, and even cutlery, or some of us conveniently just go to the Dhaba.… Keep Reading
Jyoti Shankar Nayak, Class of 2019 On Wednesday the Supreme Court passed a landmark judgement questioning provisions of a 1989 act on Prevention of Atrocities against SCs and STs. Expressing concerns about the rampant misuse of the act to “blackmail” “innocent people”, the apex court laid out a list of guidelines to protect public servants… Keep Reading
Jyoti Shankar Nayak, Class of 2019 On Wednesday the Supreme Court passed a landmark judgement questioning provisions of a 1989 act on Prevention of Atrocities against SCs and STs. Expressing concerns about the rampant misuse of the act to “blackmail” “innocent people”, the apex court laid out a list of guidelines to protect public servants… Keep Reading
Meera Damaraju, Class of 2019 The Ashoka University Economics Society (AUES) invited Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia to give a lecture on 21st March 2018 as a part of its ongoing “Indian Economy at 70” series. Speaking to a full-house, Mr. Ahluwalia shed some of his insights on India’s prospects in today’s global economic and political… Keep Reading
Himali Thakur, Class of 2019 Hopefully, mid-semester submissions are over for you now, and the long weekend is what you’ve been looking for some respite from academics. If you’re not headed to Delhi and want a day to kick back and binge on Netflix or catch up on music, this is the list for you.… Keep Reading
Himali Thakur, Class of 2019 Hopefully, mid-semester submissions are over for you now, and the long weekend is what you’ve been looking for some respite from academics. If you’re not headed to Delhi and want a day to kick back and binge on Netflix or catch up on music, this is the list for you.… Keep Reading
Vandita Bajaj, Class of 2020 A much-needed long weekend is finally here (even though mid-term break just got over)! With no more mid-term deadlines to meet or tests to prepare for, here are some ways to utilise this time to explore Delhi. 1. For a dramatic history lesson, attend the Sound and Light Show at… Keep Reading
Ashoka University’s Student Government finally gets a budget Aashay Verma, Class of 2019 What differentiates Ashoka University’s 4th House of Representatives (HoR) from all the previous ones the most is perhaps the fact that it has an actual budget of Rs. 75,000 to work with and bring about substantial change on campus. A meeting was convened… Keep Reading