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 mandatory...
