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Rethinking the power of language
George Orwell, in his 1946 essay titled  Politics and the English Language , tears apart the jargonistic writings found in modern...
Nikita Bose
Sep 11
Protest Enters Thirteenth Day, University Says Matter Resolved, Supporters Remain Outside
On Tuesday, 9th September 2025, the thirteenth day of the protest, at 12:25 pm, the Dean of Student Affairs (DSA) Professor Dheeraj...
Housekeeping Staff’s Protest Continues, Lawyers Gautam Bhatia and Colin Gonsalves Address Workers
As of Saturday, 6th September 2025, Ashoka University housekeeping staff’s protest continued, moving into its ninth day. As part of a series of student-organised public talks, celebrated human rights lawyer and Supreme Court advocate Colin Gonsalves spoke at 4:30 p.m., followed by a session at 5:00 p.m. by constitutional lawyer, law scholar, and author of The Transformative Constitution Gautam Bhatia.Â
Giya Sood
Sep 7
Negotiations with Bluspring see Positive Results, Nobel Prize Nominee Shabnam Hashmi Arrives for Teach-in
Tanush Guha (UG '26) and Nysa Sanghvi (UG '27) report on the ninth day of the housekeeping workers' protest.
Ashoka Classes move out of AC Rooms to support Workers Protest as Faculty releases a new PetitionÂ
On Thursday, 4th September, classes at Ashoka University moved out of air-conditioned rooms and into lawns, corridors, and open-air amphitheatres as students and faculty expressed solidarity with housekeeping staff who have been on strike for over a week. The faculty also released a new petition to demand withheld salaries of protesting workers.Â
Madiha Tariq
Sep 5
Negotiation with Protestors Fails: All 3 Demands Rejected, Bluspring Withholds Workers’ Wages
Negotiations between Bluspring Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kamal Pal Hoda and a delegation of ten housekeeping staff mediated by...
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