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Nethra Ramakrishnan (UG'29) reports on the the Ashoka University Student Government (AUSG) presidential debate which was conducted on Sunday, 3rd May, 2026, and hosted by the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) in collaboration with The Edict.

On Wednesday, 6th May, the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) sent out an email detailing violations of the Election Code by the United Students Front (USF) and disqualifying all candidates contesting under their banner. The AUEC statement alleged that USF had continued to put out campaign-related materials well into the silence period (which began at noon on 5th May), in direct violation of Section 7.2 of the Student Government Election Code. Meanwhile, in the ea

Psychotherapist Dr. Arvinder Singh, the director and founder of the Ashoka Centre for Well-being (ACWB), has stepped down after nearly a decade of heading counselling services for students, faculty, and staff at Ashoka University. In an email to the students on March 9th, 2026 Dr. Singh wrote of her departure from the ACWB, expressing gratitude for the center and for the students who contributed to “build a culture of well-being”. In an interview with The Edict, Ajitesh Vishw

Nethra Ramakrishnan reports on the timelines of the Ashoka University Student Elections. As the Registrar announces call for nominations of Chief Election Officer, it marks the initial step towards elections this year.

Nearly a year after the arrest of Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad over his Facebook post on Operation Sindoor, the case has now effectively been brought to a close. On Monday, 16th of March 2026, the Haryana government informed the Supreme Court that it would not grant sanction to prosecute the professor, a decision that halts further criminal proceedings. The State’s decision, described in court as a “ one-time magnanimity, ” was noted by a bench led by Chi

On Thursday, 5th March, the Chancellor's Office notified the Ashoka community about Professor Somak Raychaudhary’s decision to step down as Vice Chancellor. In their email, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Pramath Raj Sinha and Chancellor Rudrangshu Mukherjee wrote that following Professor Raychaudhary’s decision, The Governing Body of Ashoka University has formally constituted a Search Committee to look for a successor. The email wrote that while Raychuadhary chose not t

Katelyn Patta (UG'26) analyses how Leher, once a dominant force in Ashokan student politics, evaporated so quickly and quietly. "Leher revived a dormant political system, introduced many students to governance, and set the stage for stronger ideological formations to emerge. At the same time, its inability to define its long-term role contributed to its eventual dissolution," she writes.

In the early hours of Thursday, 23rd January 2026, Dr. Dheeraj Sanghi, Dean of Student Affairs (DSA) sent out an email to the student body addressing the unprecedented number of Main Gate Infractions the previous night. The email summarized the night's events, highlighting that 1500 students had left campus on Thursday night and that more than 750 had not returned post midnight. Thursday, 22nd January, was the first Thursday night since the implementation of the new main gate

Ishthara Kiran (UG '28) and Nysa Sanghvi (UG '27) report on several students' gate access being blocked, leaving them stranded outside.

Neha S.K. reports on the AUSG and AUEC progress on By-Elections and Reservation of Seats for International Students in the UG Council