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Bikhchandani’s views must be taken seriously, not because they are a sign of things to come at Ashoka, but because he is an important stakeholder in Indian higher education, whose thoughts must be examined and questioned for what they are, and not what they signify.

Ashoka Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s response to a concerned alumnus: On Activist Universities & Academic Scholarship

Two alumnae write about the role Prof. Khan has played in their lives as an educator & free thinker, in our latest guest op-ed.

If Ashoka can not name this violence, cannot extend protection, cannot speak to the fear held in the bodies of its Kashmiri students as we pack our bags and book rides home, then its claims of inclusive excellence must be questioned. And, if a university does not claim its Kashmiri students in moments of danger, it should not claim them in its diversity brochures either. 

An image of Ashoka's administrative building | Photo courtesy: Arish Azmat Ashoka was founded as one of India’s largest philanthropic...

College seems a life-or-death matter to students, professors, and staff scurrying about campus, but it isn’t. It’s a matter of life.

After 4 years, Lakshmi Priya’s DPhil at Oxford University was downgraded to a Masters with assessors citing a lack of “scope” in her work.

In 2010, Dr. Manmohan Singh called the enactment of the Right to Education (RTE) Act a historic moment for India.

Teaching Fellow, Esther David ineffectiveness of baggage scanners for harm reduction and substance abuse

The university’s new gate policy, including elaborate screenings and baggage scanning, has sparked significant dissent among students....