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Begum’s Beat-Blitz
As a kid with two-together parents, car rides could be makeshift concerts of Chris Rea or a 9-minute seat to November Rain’s guitar solo...
Samaah Noor Sheikh
Oct 29, 2023


Posters and Polaroids: The Science Behind Decorating Your Dorm Room
When I first entered Ashoka four weeks ago, I was a city girl prepared to conquer and discover all the nooks and crannies of an...
Teesha Aurora
Oct 2, 2023


Revolutions Begin with NO!
Logic only provides signposts for wayfarers on the path of truth. Love provides the light.
Ali Khan Mahmudabad
Sep 20, 2023


And Yet It Moves: On Ashoka & Its Administrative Tyrants
Ashoka University was founded with a pool of investment from several different individuals so as not to be beholden to a single founder’s...
Zainab Firdausi
Sep 8, 2023


Welfare in Farewells
As history repeats itself at Ashoka University with a chilling likeness to the events of March 2021, the Department of Economics appears...
Insha Husain
Sep 6, 2023


Ashoka’s Tongue is Still Stuck to a Saffron Pole: Strike 3 with Academic Freedom
At the cusp of a new academic year, an unsettling deja vu engulfs us.
Rutuparna Deshpande
Aug 28, 2023


Ashoka University’s Descent into Academic (un)Freedom
In his resignation letter to former Vice-Chancellor Malabika Sarkar, Pratap Bhanu Mehta claims that, “After a meeting with the Founders...
Ruhaan Shah
Aug 19, 2023


Thursday Nights: An Alter Ego
The Ashokan Thursday night has more to it than music and dance. Srijana Siri unpacks the after and behind the scenes of student activity.
Srijana Siri
Jun 17, 2023


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
The Future of the SG Constitution: Three Questions
Sankalp Dasmohapatra UG '24 (Note: The author is a member of the political party Leher, and the views expressed in this article are the...
The Edict
Apr 30, 2022
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