The Edict

The Edict, officially inaugurated in 2014, came into existence due to the efforts of members of the founding undergraduate class; currently, it is one of the oldest student organisations at Ashoka University. A novel move, the newspaper back then sought to document the process of building a university from scratch. In the years that have since past, The Edicts trajectory has been tumultuous student reporters have faced flak for their pieces, as comes often with journalistic endeavours; moreover, the newspaper had also stopped publishing briefly. Until 2017 when new members worked hard to bring the newspaper up to speed with the daily life of Ashoka. As of today, The Edict is an integral part of Ashokas attempt to understand itself and all that goes on here. The articles we publish seek to create archives of a university that is on the brink of something great, and further more to record the nascent stages of our community. We begin by covering daily events that occur on campus, but...