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Before Vidushi Malavika Sarukkai began dancing at Ashoka University’s Black Box Theatre on September 7, someone had thought about where her musicians would sit, what she would eat, how she would be received, and what the room of her performance needed to feel like.

13th September marked six years of Dr. Umar Khalid’s detention in Tihar Jail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, where he still awaits the commencement of his trial. In solidarity with the activist, the United Students Front screened Prisoner 626710 Is Present to a packed AC03-003 on the 17th. The screening came amid recent tensions over the university’s handling of progressive student activity, making each delay in starting the film a source of suspicion among thos

Departmental colloquiums rarely see packed audiences. But the one that took place on Monday, 14th September featuring Ravikant Kisana, author of Meet the Savarnas, had been long anticipated by the student body, for more reasons than one — it almost didn’t take place. In a statement posted to their Instagram account on 2nd September, the Savitri Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (SAPSC), an anti-caste reading circle and student organization, details that Kisana’s entry was not ini

This summer, I spent some time in Indonesia, finishing a course at a university in Yogyakarta. On the evening of June 11, as I was on a walk with a friend, I encountered a group of students in the square in front of the university. It was a demonstration, a black-feathered chicken was kept in the middle of the pavement as a part of a ceremonial gear

The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) student protest erupted in June 2026 at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi driven by widespread outrage over massive paper leaks and structural irregularities in the NEET-UG examination. For around thirty-seven days, student activists maintained a continuous demonstration demanding systemic testing reforms and accountability from top officials. Most significantly, they demanded the resignation of former Union Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan. The C

On 20 July 2026, thousands took to the streets of central Delhi to protest in defence of public education and to demand accountability from the Union government. What began as a mass mobilisation at Janpath ended in a violent police crackdown marked by lathi charges, tear gas, injuries, and detentions; this photo essay documents the protest as it unfolded.

An expecting couple’s first introduction to Garbhsanskar might be the interface of a wellness app marketing itself as a symposium of sacred Ayurvedic texts. Garbhsanskar, the ancient Indian branch of knowledge prescribing care to the mother during pregnancy, comes from the Sanskrit words garbha, womb, and sanskar, the rites of passage or values—literally, the rites of passage in the womb.

Faceless soldiers with keys slung around their necks are flung to martyrdom in a minefield bombing during the Iran-Iraq War. They are the teenagers to whom the Islamic Republic under Ruhollah Khomeini distributed “keys to heaven”, in exchange for joining the Iranian forces. On the very same page, a young Marji dances with glee, accompanied by laughing friends. She is attending her first party.

On 13 and 14 April, an undergraduate English thesis was performed in the form of a play. Under the guidance of Professor Mandakini Dubey, Suhaani Gala (UG’26) staged a production of Julie Jensen’s Last Lists of My Mad Mother

Abhinaya’s Indian Core took the stage on the Thursday night of 26 March. Presenting Mithyā, their Spring ’26 production, they promised an evening of illusions. The team was prepared: during the wait in the queue, the audience were handed papers containing links to the Amar Chitra Katha stories to be performed for the evening. They promised a ‘layered experience’, and a layered experience it was.