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Ministerial Appointment Hearing 2025: Unanimous Approval Across the Board
Neha S.K. reports on the recent public confirmation hearing for the ministerial nominations of the newly elected Ashoka University Student Government. Each pitch presented by the ministerial nominees was followed by a final vote where the President, Vice-President and the House of Representatives expressed either their support or dissent for the nominee. A ministerial nominee requires a minimum of two-thirds majority to be appointed.
Neha S.K.
2 days ago
Alum-Funded Grant for Women in STEM Research Awards Two Undergraduate Students
In May, the Ashoka University Women in STEM (AUWS) awarded funding of INR 30,000 each to students Anahita Bharathan (UG’26) and Hitee Bhardwaj (UG’27).
Antara Kulkarni
Jun 24
Layasree Vemmata Gopi (UG’28) Wins Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge 2025 for Startup Idea- ‘Cool Equity’
On May 14th, Layasree Vemmata Gopi (UG’28) won the Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge 2025
Tanisha Pandey
Jun 20
SGRC Elect Atharva Salve Calls for Mandate Clarity and Grievance Redressal Reforms
On the evening of Monday, 12th May, Atharva Salve (UG '27) was elected as the undergraduate student representative to Ashoka University’s...
The Edict
Jun 13
Sanjeev Bikhchandani gets a C in ICT
Bikhchandani’s views must be taken seriously, not because they are a sign of things to come at Ashoka, but because he is an important stakeholder in Indian higher education, whose thoughts must be examined and questioned for what they are, and not what they signify.
Guest Writer
Jun 9
Ashoka Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s response to a concerned alumnus: On Activist Universities & Academic Scholarship
Ashoka Founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s response to a concerned alumnus: On Activist Universities & Academic Scholarship
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Jun 9
Supreme Court Hearing on Khan’s Controversial Facebook Post: Receives Interim Bail, SIT to be formed
On May 21st, Wednesday, the Supreme Court granted Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad interim bail over the two FIRs filed against him following certain remarks in his Facebook post on India’s Operation Sindoor. The bench comprising Justice Surya Kant and N.K. Singh explained that the bail was issued for the process of “facilitating further investigation”.
The Edict
May 21
Teachers Unions Organise a Joint Press Conference “against unlawful arrest of Dr. Ali Khan Mahmudabad and witch-hunt of public intellectuals”
On May 20th, Tuesday, academics across public universities of Delhi (Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Ambedkar University, and others) banded together at the Press Club of India in New Delhi for a press conference in support of Professor Khan.
The Edict
May 21
Learning Against The Grain: Perspectives from Khan’s Former Students
Two alumnae write about the role Prof. Khan has played in their lives as an educator & free thinker, in our latest guest op-ed.
The Anatomy of a Professor’s Arrest: 48 Hours of Ali Khan Mahmudabad
On Sunday, 18th May 2025, Prof. Ali Khan Mahmudabad — Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at Ashoka University — was arrested from his temporary residence in Delhi by Haryana Police officials.
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