Rohan Parikh (Junior Correspondent at Free Press Pvt. Ltd.) Fake Lies is a satire series about Ashokan life and culture (or lack thereof). Illustration by Arushi Jain In a dramatic departure from conventional student politics, the students of Hoshak University will be voting in a dictator of their choice in the fourth election cycle of the… Keep Reading
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Kartik Sundar, Class of 2020 “Sometimes I surprise myself with my own eloquence”, said Professor Mukherjee as the entire crowd burst into uproarious laughter. “Rudy”, as he is popularly known among students, provided a glimpse into his private life. Given the way the entire university looks up to him, it was unsurprising that the entire… Keep Reading
This year’s election results are out! Voter turnout this year was 57.71%, down by 15% from last year’s 72.5%. Here’s the new HoR for 2018–19. Independents Kanan Gupta Shivam Sahu Bringing Justice to People (BJP) Srishti Bansal Vidhi Goel Sriranjini R Shubham Oswal Prakrit Akshay Ramkumar Arush Pande Gahena Gambani Ritunjay Shekhar Akila Ranganathan Adit Bharadwaj… Keep Reading
Revolution is overrated. Ashokan politics needs a new way to associate itself with the voters. Rohan Parikh, Class of 2019 The fourth year of the election cycle at Ashoka University, and already the candidates are promising a zestful return to the politics ‘of old’, where students had faith in the House of Representatives (HoR) and elections… Keep Reading
An infographic overview of the election debates By Arushi Jain, Class of 2018 Editorial Comment — The summaries in the illustration are not intended to give you all the information you need to vote tomorrow. The detailed manifestos of each party can be found here, and the first debate can be watched in full here. Keep Reading
Medici’s Mindset Shivank Sarin, Class of 2019 The word Renaissance paints frescoes of political, scientific and cultural revolutions in most of our minds. Some are even reminded of Professor Rudrangshu Mukherjee’s Great Books lectures covering Bertolt Brecht’s play on Galileo. Interestingly, history’s cradle of science and culture (Italy) also gave birth to the art of… Keep Reading
Why does it matter? Gahena Gambani, Class of 2020 Back in 2003, if an entrepreneur, or anyone with an idea, wanted to start something on their own, they had to make the difficult decision of choosing the location for their venture, with so many available options. Every country had its own pros and cons. In a… Keep Reading
Here is a note sent to The Edict by The Election Commission appointed to conduct elections for Ashoka’s fourth House of Representatives. The Ashoka University Undergraduate student body election will happen in just under 2 weeks. With campaign in full swing, parties and candidates will lock heads to win seats in the House of Representatives.… Keep Reading
I had previously thought of writing a critique of all candidates’ manifestos except the events of last night don’t deem that effort worthwhile anymore. Aarushi Aggarwal, Batch of 2018 After last night’s less than impressive and rather disappointing Candidates’ Debate, one thing has become quite clear: Ashoka’s politics looks a lot like Indian politics. Apart… Keep Reading