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During the student protests of 2026, jokes proliferated online that a ticket to the Dhurandhar movie was better proof of loyalty to the regime than an Aadhar Card. Humour, as ever, is rooted in some truth. Dhurandhar’s articulation of the militarised, hypermasculine and Hinduised vision of “New India” gives it immense propagandist potential, yet it is closer to the norm. Each year, a large number of the films Bollywood produces (and awards) mirror narratives that serve a righ

On the evening of Thursday, the 24th of September, the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) released the results of the Ashoka University Student Government (AUSG) Monsoon 2026 Elections. Kriti Chhibber (UG '28) from Horizon has been elected President. Chaitanya Gupta (UG ’29), an independent candidate, has been elected as the General Secretary. Chhibber got a vote share of 43.8% and Gupta, a vote share of 39.1% (note that AUSG Elections follow the first-past-the-pos

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

Earlier this week, The Edict, in collaboration with the AUEC (Ashoka University Election Commission), hosted the annual AUSG (Ashoka University Student Government) candidates' debates. The debates ran across two days: Candidates for late graduates, third- and fourth-year councils spoke on Tuesday, 15th September 2026; candidates for the First Year Council (FYC) and the Young India Fellowship (YIF) spoke on Wednesday, 16th September. The decision to conduct the debates over a