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60+ Workers, 3 Demands: Housekeeping Workers go on strike, Demand Fair Wages
Housekeeping workers at Ashoka University gathered outside Gate 1 in protest of low pay, low increments, and three arbitrary firing of three didis.


Housekeeping Workers Strike: Open letter from Faculty to Vice Chancellor Raychaudhury
Dear Vice Chancellor Somak Raychaudhury, We, the undersigned members of the faculty, are asking you to intervene in the current situation...
Faculty Members
Aug 29


Benched Once Again: Female Footballers Held Back by Ignorance & Ineptitude
Maleah Mehta (UG'27) reports on the rise of ACL injuries in Ashoka, the lack of scientific attention to women in global sports and the need for better sports facilities at Ashoka.
Maleah Mehta
Aug 18


“Empathy, Care and Compassion to our Students”: DSA Tells Parents as AUSG Continues to Urge for Student Deliberation
Anamta Husain (UG’27) and Gauri Deshpande (UG’27) report on the events occurring in the aftermath of the release of new university policies and the mandatory signing of the accompanying declaration.


At the Stroke of the Midnight Hour…
Parampara, Pratishtha, Anushashan. Ye iss Gurukul ke teen stambb hein…Par koi bhi kaamyaabi itni aasaani se nahi milti. Har badi...


Mental Health Care at Ashoka Starts Looking Like a Punishment: Students Afraid to Seek Help
Nysa Sanghvi (UG' 27) and Sharmistha Shivhare (UG' 27) report on the increasingly punitive nature of mental health care at Ashoka.


New Disciplinary Policies; Students Voice Concerns at AUSG open meeting
Gauri Deshpande (UG '27) and Ishaan Varior (UG '28) cover the recent AUSG open meeting held to discuss the new declaration issued by the university administration.


Longing for an Ashoka That Cares
A “home away from home” and Pathologisation of Mental Health at Ashoka A while back, I wrote a frustrated email to the student body,...
Atharva Salve
Aug 10


Ashoka University introduces new Residence Life, NOC and Disciplinary Proceedings Policies: Increased Administrative Control and Student Surveillance
On Wednesday, 30th July 2025, between 5:25 p.m. and 5:28 p.m., the Registrar’s Office at Ashoka University sent out three emails in quick...


Exception Is the New Rule: How Ashoka’s Administration Is Losing Student Trust
Ashoka University is now operating under a de facto ‘state of exception.’ Starting especially from the Spring Semester 2025, what used to...
The Edict
Jul 27
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