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The Sights and Sounds of a Night on Campus
By Aditya Padinjat, UG '24. “Okay guys, come on, time to decide now. Which one?” The question hangs in the air, unresolved, begging for...
The Edict
Sep 7, 2022

Love in the Time of Wordle
By Mohan Rajagopal, UG '24 It was no secret that Palak Shah loved crosswords, spelling bees, and word games. Software engineer Josh...
The Edict
Aug 27, 2022


The Ever-Evolving Anatomy of a FIFA Soundtrack
By Aditya Padinjat, UG '24 It is April 16th. It’s 8 in the evening, the sun has set and the football field is lit by passion (and of...
The Edict
Aug 20, 2022


Chicken Ramen for the Queer Soul
By Kevin Mutta, UG'24 Whenever I went to the mall in Chennai, I’d visit the convenience store on the ground floor— “Tryst Gourmet,” which...
The Edict
Aug 8, 2022

A Dosa, A Relationship and Two Houses: All the Things I Want (from Meenakshi Sundereshwar)
By Aditya Padinjat, UG'24 I can recall the moment Meenakshi Sundareshwar was dead to me. I know some of you may think this is a film...
The Edict
Mar 23, 2022

Borders, Bakeries, and Biryani : Indo-Pak Relations through a Foodie’s lens
By Amogha Sharma, UG'23 Imagine walking down a narrow street, awakened by the heady aroma of assorted breakfast staples: halwa-poori,...
The Edict
Mar 16, 2022

The Listless and Liminal Holding: Chronicling Intimacy in Hell(belle)scapes of the Online
By Sukriti, UG'24 In Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room, a flailing, affected and indecisive David says of the eponymous space, “I scarcely know...
The Edict
Feb 11, 2022


Kolkata : Through a Kaleidoscopic Lens
By Rwiti Bhattacharya, UG'23 For years now, films have been turning modern metropolises into urban fantasylands where all dreams come...
The Edict
Aug 17, 2021


Dissent, Debate, and CoffeeHouse Culture
By Amogha Sharma, UG'23 I was first introduced to the subject of this article a few months ago, through a chance conversation with a...
The Edict
Jul 29, 2021

MERAKI – ART IN UNCONVENTIONAL PLACES
Ashwini Sreekumar, Undergraduate Batch of 2022 The beauty of art lies in the absence of boundaries. And at Ashoka, students are...
Ashwini Shreekumar
Dec 2, 2019
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