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Dear Vice Chancellor Somak Raychaudhury, We, the undersigned members of the faculty, are asking you to intervene in the current situation...

A reel by a club at Ashoka may just be a few seconds of stimulation in the course of a doom scroll, but the aphorism ‘a picture speaks a thousand words’ holds for a reason—a video, then? Arguably, even more. The seemingly insignificant reel becomes important to us all, for this bite of information plays a vital role in how our institution is perceived. The number of times a friend from another university has sent me a reel from HerCampus or CLAD is, well, countless.

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.

“Nationalism is produced by tapping the most private attachment to ground for the purposes of the most public statecraft.”  Every Ashoka...

On March 26th, an incensed email titled “Addressing Bias and Favoritism in Club, Society, and Event Selections” was sent to the entire...

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...

Ashoka University is now operating under a de facto ‘state of exception.’ Starting especially from the Spring Semester 2025, what used to...

Neha S.K. reports on the recent switch in the university’s shuttle terminal from Jahangirpuri to Azadpur metro station.   

Whether sparked during dining hall conversations or late-night brainstorming, several student-led startups have emerged from Ashoka University’s red-brick corridors. The Edict spoke to the founders of Nthusiast, Lovsy, and Rasaananda to understand how Ashoka shaped their journeys—what systems helped them thrive, and where they faced certain structural frictions.

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.