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Welfare in Farewells
As history repeats itself at Ashoka University with a chilling likeness to the events of March 2021, the Department of Economics appears...
Insha Husain
Sep 6, 2023


Ashoka’s Tongue is Still Stuck to a Saffron Pole: Strike 3 with Academic Freedom
At the cusp of a new academic year, an unsettling deja vu engulfs us.
Rutuparna Deshpande
Aug 28, 2023


Ashoka University’s Descent into Academic (un)Freedom
In his resignation letter to former Vice-Chancellor Malabika Sarkar, Pratap Bhanu Mehta claims that, “After a meeting with the Founders...
Ruhaan Shah
Aug 19, 2023


To Hook Up or Not To
Armed with large suitcases and nervous parents, I was yet another wide-eyed first-year moving away for college. What underscored this new...
Shashvathi Hariharan
Jul 24, 2023


Thursday Nights: An Alter Ego
The Ashokan Thursday night has more to it than music and dance. Srijana Siri unpacks the after and behind the scenes of student activity.
Srijana Siri
Jun 17, 2023


Encountering Intimacy: Affection and its Configurations on Campus
Delve into the good, bad and ugly of the crucial role romance, affection and their pursuit in shaping campus culture.
Geetanjali Roy
Jun 1, 2023


Shuttle Service, or Lack Thereof: Housekeeping, Security Staff Concerned About Transport
Edict looks at the inconveniences faced by Housekeeping and Security staff due to a lack of transportation service provided by Ashoka.
Siddharth Dasgupta and Avishi Dalmia
May 20, 2023


Bruised knees and Stumbling bodies: Lack of performing spaces in Ashoka
By Siri (UG25) It’s the Annual Production Fortnight (APF) season and performing arts societies and clubs are busy with practices and...
The Edict
Apr 18, 2023


The Castelessness of Ashoka
By Rohan (UG23) Author’s note: this piece is written by the author in full cognisance of their position as someone possessing caste...
The Edict
Apr 12, 2023


A Very Frustrated Obituary For My ID-Card
By Siddharth (UG '24) My ID card is like a boomerang: I lose it and it comes swinging back to me in the pockets of my pants, two weeks...
The Edict
Apr 3, 2023
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