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Ashoka Students Locked Out of Campus as Winter Break Housing Crisis Escalates
Ishthara Kiran (UG '28) and Nysa Sanghvi (UG '27) report on several students' gate access being blocked, leaving them stranded outside.
Ishthara Kiran and Nysa Sanghvi
Dec 31, 2025


AUSG and AUEC share Updates on By-Elections, UG Council and Reserved Seats for International Students
Neha S.K. reports on the AUSG and AUEC progress on By-Elections and Reservation of Seats for International Students in the UG Council
Neha S.K.
Dec 25, 2025


Residence Life Office Directs Vacation of Campus during Winter Break; Students Claim Unclear Grounds to Seek Permission to Stay
On 14th December 2025, a day after the Monsoon 2025 semester ended, the Residence Life Office (ResLife), in an email addressed to the student body, directed that all students vacate the campus for the winter break. This has been a first in the communications by ResLife that such a policy has been implemented. The email quoted a clause from the new Residence Life Policy , which was communicated on 30th July, 2025, which stated that “Access to Residence Halls during Summer and
Jayansh Suryawanshi and Nysa Sanghvi
Dec 17, 2025


Putting Ashoka to Work: Shaping Criticism, Morality and Ambition
This article is intended as a response to ‘AMAANAT not JAAGIR.’ There is no doubt that Ashoka is an “endeavour of profound optimism” and idealism. Without a sense of idealism, no planning for the future can take place, and there can be no poetry with which to ultimately govern for. The trouble arises when we question who gets to write this poetry, who it is recited to and who gets to privilege the prose. The inspiring poetry of creating a “top-100, non-profit, non-governmen
Fatema Tambawalla and Giya Sood
Dec 10, 2025


The P Words: Placement and Protest Cultures at Ashoka
Ashoka’s student body is divided, and not by choice. What goes on to shape these choices lies within the institution, putting students at multiple ends — physically and figuratively — of this university. Take, for example, the first weekend of the Workers’ Protest on the 30th and 31st August. Two striking scenes lay bare inside and outside the university space. While protesting students and workers sat outside, waiting for the administration’s response on the demands set, a
Snigdha Dhameja
Nov 24, 2025


Shiuli Biswas Appointed New Head of Residence Life
Heading: Shiuli Biswas appointed as New Head of Residence Life On 9th October, 2025, the Dean of Student’s Affairs, Dr. Dheeraj Sanghi, announced that Ms. Shiuli Biswas had been appointed as the Head of Residence Life, in an email addressed to the student body. Biswas had previously worked within the Residence Life Office and Chairman Board of Trustee as Chief of Staff and Director. She had also served as an Non Teaching-Staff Member on the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
Sayantan Hazra and Sharmistha Shivhare
Nov 13, 2025


Ashoka University Announces 500 New Scholarships
Nila Nagaraja (UG '29) reports on Ashoka University's 500 new scholarships.
Nila Nagaraja
Nov 4, 2025


Campus AQI Approaches ‘Very Poor’ 300 level, Days After Admin Refuses Online Classes
Following the administration’s decision to reject online classes , an email sent by the Campus Life Ministry (CLM) on October 23rd mentioned that, based on past trends, the administration anticipates that “the air quality will naturally improve in the coming days.” However, ten days later, on Saturday, 1st November, 2025, Ashoka’s Air Quality Index (AQI) surged to 291 at 11:00 am. This is the highest recorded level in the University this year, since January 15th, 2025, which
Ananya Mahnot
Nov 1, 2025


Space Debris or Asteroid: Potential Origins of Delhi-NCR’s Celestial Phenomenon
At around 1:22 A.M, on Saturday, 20th September 2025, several students reported seeing a glowing object streak above campus, which was observed moving for about 5-7 seconds, tracing an arc in the sky. Similar glowing objects were seen in various regions of Delhi NCR at the same time. The Ashoka football team present in Pilani also saw it moving eastward towards Delhi. Students and faculty speculate that the body may have been a meteorite or a piece of spacecraft debris from
Nila Nagaraja
Oct 1, 2025


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.
Tanush Guha and Nysa Sanghvi
Sep 6, 2025
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