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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicAshoka University

Topic: Ashoka University

New Delhi’s elite gather to argue against elitism of literature. Most leave with puzzled faces

Amit Chaudhuri and Arvind Krishna Mehrotra got together at New Delhi’s IIC to discuss how literature can be viewed from the lens of national identity.

Ashoka University’s real issue is the clash between ‘suits’ that fund and ‘boots’ that run it

The tight ‘suits’ that adorn Ashoka’s governing body will do well to shed them for looser kurtas. The management’s submissiveness became the discussion point rather than the merits of the paper.

‘Hasty acceptance of resignation’ — Ashoka economics dept wants Professor Sabyasachi Das back

Dept writes open letter to university's governing body. Prof Das's paper suggesting that BJP won 'disproportionately' in closely contested seats in 2019 polls has stoked controversy.

Sabyasachi Das’ paper is ground breaking. But ‘democratic backsliding’ is gross exaggeration

Sabyasachi Das asked a good and an important question. This is the job of academics. But a single paper is hardly the final truth. It’s a fragment of a broader puzzle.

Ashoka University prof’s paper full of political fog. It only disproves 2019 electoral fraud

Shashi Tharoor to Nishikant Dubey--nobody has thoroughly read Sabhysachi Das' paper to understand its content and context. Both are closely intertwined.

Something was fishy about 2019 polls for sure, but don’t expect Das’ paper to catch the fish

Democratic Backsliding in the World’s Largest Democracy, a yet unpublished paper by Dr. Sabyasachi Das, an economist who teaches at Ashoka University, has drawn attention, as it should.

Is WFH solution to India’s low female labour participation? Not really, says economist

New Delhi: Could remote working be the solution to one of India’s most persistent problems — its abysmally low female workforce participation? The question,...

How successful IIT, IIM grads are teaming up to launch universities — ‘collective philanthropy’

Hyderabad's Indian School of Business was 1st higher education institution set up through collective philanthropy, followed by Ashoka in Sonepat, Krea in Sricity & Plaksha in Mohali.

Ashoka University claims it uncovered ASI’s “major find” in MP tiger reserve before them

The university has written to the Culture Minister regarding lack of acknowledgement, ASI says never claimed to be first. Studies have significant differences.

Ashoka University student found dead outside campus, police say he consumed poison

Police said the student told a passerby about his condition after he had consumed poison. An ambulance was called but he passed away on his way to the hospital.

On Camera

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.