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Neha Gajbhiye
Feb 13
A Price Too High: The Human Cost of Commodifying International Students
After 4 years, Lakshmi Priya’s DPhil at Oxford University was downgraded to a Masters with assessors citing a lack of “scope” in her work.

Neha Gajbhiye
Jan 30
Manmohan Singh’s RTE Vision Stabbed by Non-compliant Private Schools and State Governments
In 2010, Dr. Manmohan Singh called the enactment of the Right to Education (RTE) Act a historic moment for India.


Noor Sabharwal
Jan 25
Balancing Freedoms: Navigating Student Autonomy and Institutional Responsibility
The university’s new gate policy, including elaborate screenings and baggage scanning, has sparked significant dissent among students....


Abir Das
Jan 21
Email as Catalyst, Not Conclusion: Rethinking Digital Political Engagement at Ashoka
This approach highlights a striking irony: while the administration seeks to implement measures ostensibly aimed at “protecting” and empower

Diva Savkur
Dec 30, 2024
A Sobering Thought: How Ashoka’s CADI Policies Contribute to Riskier Student Drinking
Is it time to rethink Ashoka's CADI rules?


Madiha Tariq
Dec 2, 2024
TRUMP 2.0: ACADEMIA IN CRISIS
Academia has turned into a flaccid, ailing body as academic freedom, accessibility and equity face a severe crisis.

Noor Sabharwal
Nov 15, 2024
Nostalgia is Usually Amnesia: Reflecting on the Major-Minor Report and Institutional Change
The Major-Minor report, along with broader Ashokan discourse on employability, objectifies and distances institutional changes, fostering...

Abir Das
Nov 9, 2024
Things Fall Apart: The Failure of Representative Politics at Ashoka
These trends highlight how a growing culture of individualism among students erodes the vitality of Ashoka's representative politics

Sanjana Shankar
Nov 1, 2024
Rest In Pixels
Singer Liam Payne’s life came to an end on October 16th, 2024 and across every major social media platform was a blitz of photos, videos, an

Nikita Bose
Nov 1, 2024
Pedestalised or Vilified: The Failure of Social Media Activism
A few days before the untimely passing of pop star Liam Payne, his ex-fiancée Maya Henry spoke extensively about the abuse and manipulation
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