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Ashoka Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s response to a concerned alumnus: On Activist Universities & Academic Scholarship
Ashoka Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s response to a concerned alumnus: On Activist Universities & Academic Scholarship
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Jun 9, 2025


Learning Against The Grain: Perspectives from Khan’s Former Students
Two alumnae write about the role Prof. Khan has played in their lives as an educator & free thinker, in our latest guest op-ed.
Ava Haidar and Zainab Firdausi
May 21, 2025


As Kashmiri students prepare for the unimaginable, Ashoka sits still: Kashmiri students’ open letter to the student body
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.
The Edict
May 7, 2025


Sound of Scholarship: Why Ashoka shivers at the word ‘caste’
An image of Ashoka's administrative building | Photo courtesy: Arish Azmat Ashoka was founded as one of India’s largest philanthropic...
Avika Mantri
Mar 25, 2025


When Death Breaches the Campus Walls
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.
Carlin Romano
Feb 24, 2025


A Price Too High: The Human Cost of Commodifying International Students
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.
Neha Gajbhiye
Feb 13, 2025


Manmohan Singh’s RTE Vision Stabbed by Non-compliant Private Schools and State Governments
In 2010, Dr. Manmohan Singh called the enactment of the Right to Education (RTE) Act a historic moment for India.
Neha Gajbhiye
Jan 30, 2025


Scanners vs Substitutes: The Case For Harm Reduction
Teaching Fellow, Esther David ineffectiveness of baggage scanners for harm reduction and substance abuse
Esther Larisa David
Jan 27, 2025


Balancing Freedoms: Navigating Student Autonomy and Institutional Responsibility
The university’s new gate policy, including elaborate screenings and baggage scanning, has sparked significant dissent among students....
Noor Sabharwal
Jan 25, 2025


Gate 2
Professor Ali Khan writes a poem, Gate 2, in lieu of the new security measures.
Ali Khan Mahmudabad
Jan 23, 2025
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