In Focus Archives - Ashoka University

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Digital identity, data protection, and the need for privacy

Data is strange. It is “the new oil”, but it also isn’t:…

Listening To Those Who Build Communities Around Libraries

Conversation with library activists from The Community Library Project

Beyond The Boulevards: A Short Biography Of Pondicherry by Aditi Sriram

Tapping into every aspect of Pondicherry, in Beyond the Boulevards, Aditi Sriram…

Ashoka Economics Research

Read the Economics Department's Discussion Paper Series here.

The Ultimate game of Frisbee

In a sport that relies on speed, quick thought and precision, both…

Love in the time of Critical Thinking

Madhavi Menon, an English Professor at Ashoka, explores the dynamics and nuances…

#AshokaBookTower – ‘International Aid and Democracy Promotion’ – Written by Prof Bann Seng Tan, the book is a powerful revelation of foreign aid and political liberalisation

Crafted in a powerful and thought provoking manner, this book is a…

#AshokaBookTower – ‘Uncivil City’ – Written by Prof. Amita Baviskar, the book echoes environmental politics unfolding in Delhi

Published by SAGE Publications and Yoda Press, shortly before the pandemic gripped…

#AshokaBookTower – ‘Climate of Conquest’ – Written by Prof Pratyay Nath, the book offers a fresh take on early modern South Asia through Mughal warfare

In this book, the author offers a fresh interpretation of the Mughal…

#AshokaBookTower – ‘A Ballad of Remittent Fever’ – translated by Prof Arunava Sinha, the book is a stunning exploration of the world of medicine and of prevailing rationality against blind belief

Written in Bengali as Awbiram Jawrer Roopkawtha, the book encapsulates tales of…

#AshokaBookTower – ‘The Scent of God’ – Written by Prof Saikat Majumdar, the book is a journey of friendship and love wrapped in a sensuous tapestry against the backdrop of a spiritual institution and published by Simon and Schuster India

The book which was originally published in January 2019 has received rave…

#AshokaBookTower – ‘Imagined Geographies in the Indo-Tibetan Borderlands!’ – Inked by Prof Swargajyoti Gohain, Department of Sociology And Anthropology, Ashoka University and published by Amsterdam University Press

The book is an ethnography of culture and politics in Monyul, a…

Mental health in times of COVID-19

Understanding the effect of the pandemic on people’s mental health and well-being.

Making safer emergency hospitals during COVID-19: An interview with Professor LS Shashidhara

In this interview, Prof. Shashidhara talks about how the idea of making…

Media Action Against Rape (MAAR)

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

Ashoka University announces the winners of the 2026 History Prizes

Friday August 14, 2026

The Department of History recognises outstanding students across Ancient and Early Medieval,…

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South Asian Untranslatables

Tuesday August 11, 2026

In this article, Eesha Kumar (Assistant Professor of English, Ashoka University) introduces…

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OhThePlacesYouWillGo – A Year of Adapting and Exploring

Sunday August 9, 2026

'I came in unsure of what to expect, and I carry forward…

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#OhThePlacesYouWillGo – From Feeling Overwhelmed to Feeling at Home

Friday August 7, 2026

'Looking back, my first year at Ashoka wasn't just about academics; it…

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