A Conversation With Rudrangshu Mukherjee
Kartik Sundar, Class of 2020 “Sometimes I surprise myself with my own eloquence”, said Professor Mukherjee as the entire crowd burst into … Keep Reading
Election Results 2018
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 … Keep Reading
Opinion | A Review of Ashokan Politics
Revolution is overrated. Ashokan politics needs a new way to associate itself with the voters. Rohan Parikh, Class of 2019 The fourth year … Keep Reading
The One With Rhetoric vs The One With Substance
An infographic overview of the election debates By Arushi Jain, Class of 2018 Editorial Comment — The summaries in the illustration are not intended to … Keep Reading
A Note from the Election Commission
Here is a note sent to The Edict by The Election Commission appointed to conduct elections for Ashoka’s fourth House of Representatives. … Keep Reading
The Election Circus
I had previously thought of writing a critique of all candidates’ manifestos except the events of last night don’t deem that effort … Keep Reading
India’s First College Ultimate Frisbee Championship at Ashoka This Weekend
Ishaan Banerji, Batch of 2019 Ashoka University will be hosting India’s first ever National College Ultimate Championships this weekend(10th and 11th February). … Keep Reading
Female Representation in Ashokan Politics
Aashay Verma, Class of 2019 (Author’s note: I understand how this can be problematic, a man writing on women’s representation, but having … Keep Reading
Why We Need Sortition at Ashoka
Jyoti S. Nayak and Rohan Parikh, Batch of 2019 Nineteenth-century painting by Philipp Foltz depicting the Athenian politician Pericles delivering his famous … Keep Reading
No Differential Treatment for Students on Financial Aid
Financial aid can no longer be revoked on the basis of a student’s CGPA. Kartik Sundar, Class of 2020 After lengthy debate … Keep Reading