They say a little help goes a long way, and this is true for Saurabh Sharma - a first-year undergraduate student at Ashoka University. Coming from an economically underprivileged background, Saurabh’s story is an ode to his sheer courage and shows how if help is given at the right time, a person can flourish. Read more... |
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Young Scholars Programme Ashoka University is accepting applications for the Young Scholars Programme (YSP), a unique high school summer prorgamme to introduce students to the liberal arts and sciences education. Read more... |
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Final call for applications to the 10th cohort of Young India Fellowship The Young India Fellowship (YIF) is a one-year multidisciplinary postgraduate diploma programme in Liberal Studies that brings together bright young individuals from across the country under one roof who demonstrate unprecedented intellectual ability and leadership potential, and, trains them to become committed social agents of change. Read more... |
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Life at Ashoka | A glimpse of Monsoon Semester 2019 At Ashoka, when not occupied with academics, students find themselves immersed in pursuing creative hobbies and interests through clubs and societies. These enrich the students to contribute to the rich campus experience, culturally and intellectually. So here is a glimpse of our Monsoon Semester 2019, filled with various student activities and events like Agneepath and Banjaara, as well as our student clubs and societies. Take a look! |
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Dorm Olympics The fourth edition of the annual day-long event, Dorm Olympics 2020 was a celebration of life on campus that brought together the entire Ashokan community. Across the 8 amazing games organised and 15 exciting stalls curated, over 600 Ashokans from across departments and academic programmes participated and enjoyed a set of diverse yet fun experiences. Date: February 02, 2020 |
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Ashoka History Book Discussion Series Professor Nayanjot Lahiri in conversation with author Ms. Madhulika Liddle on her book "Time Pieces: A Whistle-stop Tour of Ancient India (Hachette India, 2018)". Date: February 05, 2020 |
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Article Published in Huffington Post CWC Senior Writing Fellow, Jyotirmoy Talukdar's article "The Filmfare Farce: Is Assam's BJP Govt Trying To Bury CAA Protests?" appeared in Huffingtonpost.in on 6 Feb 2020. |
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Student Government Elections The Student Government (SG) elections were held after a campaign period which lasted for four weeks. The Ashoka University Election Commission (AUEC) conducted several events and debates to provide platforms for campaigning and discussion. With an overall turnout of 83.7%, the undergraduate student body cast their votes to elect 15 individuals to represent them and form the sixth House of Representatives (HoR). Priavi Joshi (UG21) was elected President and Gaurav Nandan Tripathi (UG20) was elected the Leader of Opposition by the HoR afterward. Date: February 13 - 14, 2020 |
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Can Academic Writing Make us Happy? Anuj Gupta, Assistant Director of the Young India Fellowship (YIF) Critical Writing Programme conducted a workshop at Jadavpur University, Kolkata on 14th February titled "Can Academic Writing Make us Happy?" as part of a YIF Outreach initiative. The workshop enabled students from across disciplines and programmes to reflect on the emotional dimensions of their experiences with writing and gave them tools through which they can help make their experiences less anxiogenic and more meaningful. |
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CWC Event | Reading/Writing the ‘Popular’: A Look at Popular Women’s Magazine by Aakriti Mandhwan Ashoka's Centre for Writing and Communication (CWC) organised a workshop on Reading/Writing the 'Popular'. This workshop provided a short introduction into how to read (and subsequently, write about) a periodical form of the popular magazine. It was conducted by Dr. Aakriti Mandhwani, Assistant Professor, Shiv Nadar University. Date: February 17, 2020 |
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An evening of music with Anirudh Varma Collective With an ensemble of 30 artists ranging across the Indian classical spectrum, the Anirudh Varma Collective's performance was a contemporary take on the identity of classical music. The engaging format coupled with their ability to present the diverse strands of music that the subcontinent is known for was thoroughly enjoyed by the Ashokan community. Date: February 18, 2020 |
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Ashoka History Spring Seminar Series 2020 By Professor Tridip Suhrud (CEPT University, Ahmedabad) 'On Being Impervious to the Discreet Charm of MK Gandhi'. Date: February 19, 2020 |
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'Performances from a blank slate' by Maya Krishna Rao The Office of Student Life and the Department of Performing Arts together hosted Maya Krishna Rao, an improvisational performance artist who used audio-visual designs to share showcase exciting stories. The performance, seventh in the Baithak series by OSL, was a response to events occurring around us with a tinge of comedy using a heady mix of body, image, sound, and text. Date: February 20, 2020 |
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The Yellow Line Express Tour On February 22, the Office of Student Life organised the Yellow Line Express tour to the Havelis of Old Delhi. The walk was led by Ms. Aradhana Sinha, who has been affiliated with INTACH for over 12 years and has been leading heritage walks for various groups. The tour covered Digambara Jain Lal Mandir, Gauri Shankar Temple, State Bank of India, Sis Ganj Gurudwara, Sunehri Masjid, Kinari Bazaar, Naughara, Digambar Jain Meru Mandir and Jama Masjid. ‘The Yellow Line Express’ is an initiative that aims to provide an opportunity to Ashokans to explore Delhi: its art, music, theatre, cuisines, monuments and much more. The city means different things to different people and the Yellow Line Express seeks to give every explorer one’s own special reasons to explore this city. |
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CWC Event | Writing "their" Voices: How NOT to do Ethnography For this event, CWC Senior Writing Tutor, Poulomi Das, was in conversation with Dr. Urmimala Munsi Sarkar, a dance scholar and an eminent professor of Theatre and Performance Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. The discussion was focused on the politics and problematics of writings linked to the socio-economic realities and geographical spaces of underprivileged and marginalised communities. Date: February 25, 2020 |
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Graduate Information Session on UPenn IMPA Programme On February 26, the Office of Global Education & Strategic Programmes (GESP) organised a Graduate Information Session by Nora E Lewis, Vice Dean, Professional and Liberal Education, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania. She was accompanied by Prof. Priya Rajagopalan who teaches Economics and Public Policy at the university. They presented a new master’s programme at U. Penn - the Penn International Master of Public Administration (Penn I-MPA). Nora E Lewis was Executive Director of the College of Liberal and Professional Studies (LPS) which hosts a semester and summer sessions that a number of students from Ashoka University have attended in the past. The Penn I-MPA is an exciting, innovative, skills-based graduate degree programme dedicated to improve global human well-being by professionally educating, nurturing, and networking present and future problem-solving leaders. Nora guided interested students about the application process and also shared details about the course structure and the relevance of the focus for Indian students. The Penn I-MPA takes only one academic year and ten courses to complete. It is an academically cutting-edge cohort model programme (all I-MPA degree candidates take all I-MPA courses together and participate in numerous extra-curricular learning experiences together) led by a distinctively interdisciplinary, multinational, and multilingual team of world-class scholars and noted leaders in government, business, and the non-profit sector who teach, advise, mentor, and inspire our students. GESP will continue to bring such information sessions thereby enabling students to shape their academic and career pathways! |
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Masala Shakespeare: Prof. Gill Harris at GESP’s Mumbai Speaker Series The seventh presentation of GESP’s Liberal Arts Speaker Series at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai was held on February 27 with a talk by Prof. Jonathan Gil Harris. Professor Jonathan Gill Harris who teaches English Literature at Ashoka University, presented his latest book Masala Shakespeare: How a Firangi Writer Became Indian and showed us why "Bollywood and Shakespeare" go well together as well as "Romeo and Juliet". Read more... |
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CWC Event | I Love you, Idiot: How to Write a Love Poem: “I love you, idiot” takes after a phrase from the letters exchanged between the Marathi-English poet Arun Kolatkar and his first wife, Darshan Chabdda. It is also the title of Arvind Krishna Mehrotra’s essay where he introduces the letters for the general public for the first time. This workshop aims to introduce participants to love poetry in general and to the particular tradition of love poetry in Indian poetry in English with a focus on contemporary poetry. |
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Tata Crucible Campus Quiz One of the most prestigious and undoubtedly toughest national quizzes, the Ashoka Campus edition of Tata Crucible begins with the city and zonal rounds leading to the televised national finals. Ashoka University will be hosting its fourth Tata Crucible event this year and usually garners participation from several colleges across Haryana. Known for witty and insightful quizzes, the Tata Crucible ensures that the quizzing culture remains far from simply regurgitating facts and trivia and stays rooted in making connections and picking up clues. Date: March 05, 2020 |
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Ashoka History Spring Seminar Series 2020 A talk by Dr. Prachi Sharma (Independent Researcher) on "The Yogi or the Bhakta: Hanuman Worship in the Deccan (4th-14th c. CE)". Date: March 18, 2020 Time: 1.40 - 2:45 PM |
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VITA 2020 The Ashoka MUN Symposium, VITA 2020, taking place on March 20 is a one-day conference that brings together experts and leaders from the field of Politics, International Relations and Business to mentor and inspire delegates from schools and universities across the country. 'Vita' is a Hungarian term that means 'to debate' or 'to speak up' and engage in discourse. 'Vita' in Latin means life and the notion of all elements that constitute life. In Proto-German, 'Vita' means the ability 'to see'. We seek to conjugate and bring together the elements of 'seeing', 'debating' and a certain 'way of life' as we embark on this journey of mentoring and inspiring individuals through discourse in the world of International Affairs and Policy. Please follow their Instagram handle @vita_ashoka for more details. Date: March 20, 2020 |
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Ashoka Social Media Conclave Ashoka Social Media Conclave is a first-of-its-kind student-led initiative at Ashoka University that started with an objective to celebrate the power of social media to create a meaningful impact. The Conclave shall host prominent changemakers of the social media generation, esteemed politicians and activists who have constantly used their online voices, and some key artists from the entertainment industry. Through a plethora of events including panel discussions, debates, workshops, and live performances, the event will celebrate the revolutionising impact social media has had on our lives. Date: March 21 - 22, 2020 |
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Ashoka University Leadership Summit The Ashoka University Leadership Summit (AULS) will bring together the best minds in the fields of inclusivity in education and climate change to deliberate on current, relevant issues and work on ideating implementable solutions. The summit will showcase speakers like Mame Omar Diop (UNESCO Chief of Education), Shayama Chona (Founder, Tamana Association, Recipient of Padma Shri & Padma Bhushan), and Jamal Shekh (National Editor, HT Brunch) and offer a space for dialogue with NGOs like Udayan, Delhi Council and ETASHA to name a few. Featuring formal talks, informal sit-downs, networking events, an NGO round table, and a case study competition, AULS 3.0 promises to give every delegate attending the experience of a lifetime. Date: March 27, 2020 |
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MasterChef Ashoka 2.0 Building on the success of last year, the Resident Assistants (RAs) bring to you yet another edition of MasterChef Ashoka that promises to be a roller coaster ride of sheer energy and enthusiasm in the halls. A campus-wide event with students across the academic programmes teaming up to participate, the aim of MasterChef Ashoka is to encourage interaction amongst different student groups through cooking and food. Take a look at last year's MasterChef Ashoka 1.0! Date: March 29, 2020 |
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By the Office of Communications and Media Relations |
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