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Shuttle Service, or Lack Thereof: Housekeeping, Security Staff Concerned About Transport
Edict looks at the inconveniences faced by Housekeeping and Security staff due to a lack of transportation service provided by Ashoka.
Siddharth Dasgupta and Avishi Dalmia
May 20, 2023


Convocation 2023: a seating debacle
May 26 marks the Convocation for the Graduating Batches of 2023. A one-guest-per-person policy for the live ceremony sparked controversy.
Rutuparna Deshpande
May 9, 2023


How Ashoka Picked its Next Vice Chancellor
On 10 November, 2022, it was announced to the Ashokan community that Somak Raychaudhury would succeed Malabika Sarkar as the...
Devansh Mittal and Vidhi Bhutra
May 7, 2023


FCRA poster & anon email raise worries about university's funding. Professor claims misunderstanding
Professor's email on external challenges to Ashoka's funding raises alarming concerns among the student body. Clarification follows.
The Edict
Apr 22, 2023


Ashoka Haat 2023
On 1st February, the Student Life Office (SLO) held the Ashoka Haat centered around Women and Queer Entrepreneurs. Various artists...
The Edict
Apr 8, 2023


Workers claim worker shortage, Admin alleges absenteeism
By Navya Asopa (UG’24) and Avishi Dalmia (UG’25) With the new batch (UG’25) consisting of 677 students, and a number of additional study...
The Edict
Dec 3, 2022


Six new Faculty members join the Political Science Department
By Anirudh S.K., ASP’23 Six new faculty members have joined the Department of Political Science as assistant professors this semester....
Anirudh S.K
Nov 26, 2022


The Green Room: Can Ashokan Theatre Move Past its Tainted Prologue?
By Ragini Bakshi, UG'24 (TW: Mentions of Sexual Harassment, Kirdaar) Amongst emerging Ashokan clubs is “The Green Room,” the new theatre...
The Edict
Aug 7, 2022


Dept. of Political Science: A Thinning Herd
by Devansh Mittal and Ragini Bakshi (UG '24) Riya, a freshman in Ashoka, wanted to take the introductory course in Political Theory this...
Devansh Mittal and Ragini Bakshi
Mar 4, 2022


Reading List and Its Discontents
By Diya Sood, UG '23 Reading lists are an essential academic function of the study of disciplines in an institutional framework like a...
The Edict
Sep 25, 2021
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