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On the evening of Monday, 12th May, Atharva Salve (UG '27) was elected as the undergraduate student representative to Ashoka University’s...

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.

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 takes a look at the previous cases judged by the bench that will hear Prof. Ali Khan's case.

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.

Prof. Khan, who was summoned by the Haryana State Commission for Women (HSCW) on Monday, 12th May 2025 following a controversial Facebook post, has been arrested by Delhi Police, sources confirmed this morning.

On Thursday, 8th May 2025, Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, Head of Department and Associate Professor of Political Science and History at...

If Ashoka can not name this violence, cannot extend protection, cannot speak to the fear held in the bodies of its Kashmiri students as we pack our bags and book rides home, then its claims of inclusive excellence must be questioned. And, if a university does not claim its Kashmiri students in moments of danger, it should not claim them in its diversity brochures either. 

Giya Sood (UG '27) and Madiha Tariq (UG '27) report on the Presidential Debate which took place on 2nd May 2025. It was hosted by the Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) and The Edict. Presidential candidates Insha Husain (UG ‘26) and Ahana Walanju (UG ‘26) from the United Students Front (USF), as well as the independent candidates Swapnanil Mukherjee (UG ‘26) and Swayam Nath (UG ‘26), presented their agendas and answered questions about their manifestos.

Somansh Sarangi (UG '26) and Fatema Tambawalla (UG '27) report on the new undertaking issued by the Registrar. This document requires students to declare that they are “not currently a member of or in association with any political party or organization.”