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Running Out of Time: A Review
Ashoka’s first choice-driven play, titled ‘Out of Time’ has two meanings. “You are out of time because the period of time is repeating, but you’re also out of time because at the end of the play, one of the two characters passes away, or stops existing in that same plane of existence,” says Aritra Mukhopadhyay (UG2023), the director and writer of the play.


Chaityabhumi: A Documentary of Resistance And Remembrance
December 6, 1956 marked the loss of Bharat Ratna Dr B.R Ambedkar, lovingly referred to as Babasaheb Ambedkar. Babasaheb died peacefully in his sleep, three days after completing his final manuscript for Buddha and His Dhamma. The Buddhist cremation ceremony at Dadar Chowpatty beach on December 7, 1956, was marked by the presence of half a million grieving people
Atharva Salve
May 6


Rage, Raga, and Rhythm: Indian Ocean at Ashoka
Indian Ocean performing in Ashoka University | Photo courtesy: Arish Azmat There is something about an Indian Ocean concert that feels...
Noyonika Dutta
Apr 19


10 Years of Literary Activism: Beyond The Peer-Reviewed Essay
The symposium is part of a yearly series presented by the Centre for the Creative and the Critical in partnership with the Institute of Advanced Studies at University College London (UCL) and the India International Centre, New Delhi.
Anoushka Kumar
Apr 18


The Disequilibrium of Academic Research: Ashoka University and Its Not-So-Liberal-Arts Economics Department
Four years of majoring in Economics at Ashoka has made the process of meeting someone for the first time a well-oiled machine — a meek “I’m an Econ major (sorry),” met with an immediate grimace, followed by a very quick “I’m not like those Econ majors, though"
Mohan Rajagopal
Apr 14


All We Imagine as Light and the Poetry of Urban Solitude—A Reflection
All We Imagine as Light (2024), directed by Payal Kapadia, is a contemplative drama that follows the intertwined lives of three women in Mum
Maya Ribeiro
Apr 7


Parasociety: An Invalidated Intimacy
It is early January 2025. Every second article is buzzing with the news: the world-renowned, well-beloved Neil Gaiman is a predator."


Pixie Dust and Politics
There comes a point in life when the world starts to look different. The stories you once adored don’t feel the same.
Noyonika Dutta
Apr 1


Not Quite Anyone’s Tempo: Ashoka’s Music Room Woes
Ahead of Vistaar's 2025 iteration of Battle of the Bands, Tanisha Pandey (UG'28) reports on the deteriorating state of Ashoka's Music Room.
Tanisha Pandey
Mar 28
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