Anirudh Pisharam, Class of 2019 Credit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-goyal-507ab9 “It was not planned, it just happened”, said Professor Amit Goyal, when I asked him how he came to Ashoka. “I have professors here that I have learnt from, and they asked me if I was interested to come here. So, when I was offered this opportunity, I… Keep Reading
Pallavi Agrawal, Class of 2019 Credit: dassabyasachi.wordpress.com Sabyasachi Das is the professor who walks around campus looking extremely calm and composed. Even if you attend all his classes, there will still be a lot you don’t know about him. I asked him what he thought was the best part about being a professor: he said,… Keep Reading
Disclaimer: This article was published by the previous Editorial Board of The Edict (term ended December 2017). The current Editorial Board of The Edict does not publish anonymous articles or letters. From Anonymous:This is in response to the Open House on Sexual Harassment in Academia we had the other day. I just wanted to say… Keep Reading
Avneesh Garimella, Class of 2019 As winter sets in, things in Ashoka will start to heat up with the beginning of Agneepath 2.0 on November 3rd. The competition is set to be intense in our annual intercollegiate sports fest with 16 colleges and 9 clubs taking part in the tournament over 3 days. Credit: ‘Agneepath — Ashoka… Keep Reading
Nidhi Kinhal, Class of 2019 Full disclosure: I should have spoken up at the open house. I think I would have if I was not absolutely overwhelmed, worked up and unable to decide at what point to begin. That is no excuse and I take full responsibility for accompanying my presence with awful silence. I’d… Keep Reading
Ankita Poddar, Class of 2019 Over the past month, allegations of sexual assault have taken the world by storm. They started with Harvey Weinstein, and the dominos fell one after the other, followed by Kevin Spacey and then Dustin Hoffman. Raya Sarkar, before the 24th of October, was an ordinary law student at University Of… Keep Reading
By Vinayak Dewan, UG Class of 2018 Rajendran Narayanan, a profound mathematician, grew up in a middle class household in Calcutta, a city with an extraordinary political consciousness — a city which, in his words, “laid great emphasis on thinking about how a society should be.” Barber shops — where politics from Venezuela to France were passionately debated — became the… Keep Reading
By Shriya Rao and Harish Sai, Class of 2018 The tension created around the reputation and image of Ashoka University — a liberal institution — has stirred major debate about freedom of speech and its use within the campus. However, at the core of this issue is the solidarity letter issued and supported by a few members of the… Keep Reading
By Gauri Bansal, Class of 2018 In light of the recent installation of new surveillance cameras in the residences, The Edict recorded the views of various students around campus and what they feel about these recent additions. The cameras have stirred up debates across the student body. These policy decisions have made them feel alienated… Keep Reading
By Manasi Rao, Class of 2018 Over the past year Ashoka has been in a contract with the Sustainable Development Organisation, STENUM Asia. It is an organisation that helps institutions like Ashoka reduce the ecological footprint by using economically wise methods of consumption. STENUM has conducted electricity and water consumption audits and has been carefully… Keep Reading