Department of Media Studies

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Department of Media Studies

Ashoka University’s department of Media Studies guides students to become responsible and creative professionals while undertaking any form of media work. The Media Studies courses are designed to inform, educate and transform students into memorable storytellers while keeping them synchronized with different layers of the media function in contemporary times. The undergraduate minor in Media Studies programme offers systematic training in technical skills which assist students in constructing and deconstructing media products. The Media Studies programme’s faculty members nurture the desire of responsible and creative expression in the students

Programmes

Undergraduate Programme in Media Studies

Ashoka University’s Department of Media Studies offers undergraduate programmes which teach students to become responsible and creative media…

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Ashoka Scholars Programme in Media Studies

Ashoka University offers a year-long Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Studies and Research (DipASR) to students who have completed…

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Faculty at Media Studies

The department of Media Studies is full of innovative thinkers and practitioners who teach students how media ethics, law, context and history decide the final media output. The media studies faculty members explore topics on popular culture, contemporary art controversies, experimental literature and the relationship between media and politics.

Maya Mirchandani

Associate Professor of Practice, Media Studies, Ashoka University

PG Diploma, London School of Economics

A K Ranjit

Director, Media Lab and Instructor in Photography, Documentary and Broadcast Production

MBA (IS), Sikkim Manipal University

Tisha Srivastav

Head of the Department, Media Studies, Assistant Professor of Film & Media Studies, Ashoka University

M.A. School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London

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Natasha Badhwar
Natasha Badhwar

Visiting Faculty, Media Studies, Ashoka University

PG, AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia University

Gaurav Chintamani

Visiting Faculty, Media Studies, Ashoka University

Priti David

Visiting Faculty, Media Studies, Ashoka University

Neha Dixit

Visiting Faculty, Media Studies, Ashoka University

PG in Convergent Journalism, MCRC, JMI

Aakshi Magazine

Visiting Faculty, Media Studies, Ashoka University

PhD University of St Andrews

Nakul Singh Sawhney

Visiting Faculty, Media Studies, Ashoka University

BA (H) English, Kirori Mal College, Delhi University, Certificate in Direction, Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune

Nikita Saxena

Visiting Faculty, Media Studies, Ashoka University

YIF (Class of 2014); BMM, St Xavier's College

Seeta Sharma

Visiting Faculty, Media Studies, Ashoka University

M.A. (Hons.) University of Wollongong, Australia

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Facilities and Partnerships

Facilities

The Media Lab is the space for all Media Production courses, run by the Media Studies Department at Ashoka. A K Ranjit is a hands-on Instructor who oversees the Media Lab functions on a daily basis as Director, Media Lab. He is supported by Bookkeeper & Store Manager Rakesh Antil. The Media Lab has production and post-production equipment. First priority is given to UG students doing courses which run out of the Media Lab and then to students doing other Media Studies courses. No equipment is available for use by outsiders visiting Ashoka. The Media Lab Booking Form is required to be filled by all who want to book any of the facilities of the Media Lab. Please write to medialab@ashoka.edu.in or visit Media Lab: AC02, 1st Floor, Room Number 111 in person to know more. You can also find the Media Lab Booking Form in the Student Handbook.

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Partnerships

The Media Studies Department engages in unique partnerships with Ashoka University’s various research centres to create the possibility of collaborative research and production projects, and interdisciplinary media courses and material.

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News

News

Maya Mirchandani bags the prestigious New India Foundation Book Fellowship

Aug 29 , 2023 04:08

The NIF Book Fellowships are awarded to scholars and writers working on different aspects of the history of independent India.…

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A frank assessment of the media industry

Apr 13 , 2022 02:04

The Department of Media Studies at Ashoka University recently organised a Media Fest that enabled students to engage and interact…

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Democracy Survives on Press Freedom

Nov 01 , 2021 06:11

Renowned journalist Neha Dixit pens a striking piece on how journalistic efforts are the pillars to safeguard freedom of expression…

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Media Action Against Rape (MAAR)

Apr 09 , 2020 09:04

A comprehensive research study on Indian media’s reportage of rape and sexual violence

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Value Versus Volume: Reflections on the Future of Quality Journalism

Apr 16 , 2019 09:04

Lionel Barber, Editor of the Financial Times, spoke on the Future of Quality Journalism.

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Improvising education through media and activism

Dec 31 , 2017 09:12

An insight into the power of cinema and emphasis on education through Media at Ashoka.

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Siddharth Varadarajan, Founding Editor of The Wire inaugurated Ashoka’s Media Lab

Nov 29 , 2015 09:11

Siddharth Varadarajan, who is the Founding Editor of The Wire, paid a visit to Ashoka University on Tuesday, November 29th.

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Contact Us

For any queries regarding Media Studies programmes, please contact:-

Tisha Srivastav

Head of Department

tisha.srivastav@ashoka.edu.in

Rajendra Tiwari

Department Manager

rajendra.tewari@ashoka.edu.in

Sana Bashir

Member - Media Studies Student Representative Team

ms.rep@ashoka.edu.in

Sayona Pahwa

Member - Media Studies Student Representative Team

ms.rep@ashoka.edu.in

Siddharth Dasgupta

Member - Media Studies Student Representative Team

ms.rep@ashoka.edu.in

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