Ashoka Podcast

AP4 - "I dislike the Myers-Briggs passionately!"

noreply@blogger.com (Aritra and Sankalp) — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 11:41:00 +0000

In this episode, Aritra and Sankalp are joined by Professor Neil Lutsky, Kenan Professor of Psychology at Carleton College. We talk about Neil’s first impressions of India, Ashoka and it’s student body. Most importantly, we discuss about the validity of the MBTI, a widely used personality test that the students were introduced to during the workshop week. The episode will be filled with exciting academic revelations and some humour!

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Show notes:

Neil Lutsky website

MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator)

Carl Jung — Founder of Analytic Psychology

The Growth Mindset

The idea of the growth mindset comes from a book written by a Stanford researcher Carol Dweck. The book’s title is “Mindset — The new psychology of success.” It basically claims that the mindset can significantly affect the action at hand.

Neuro-plasticity

Neuro-plasticity is the idea that the brain changes over time as opposed to being a fixed lump of muscle. From wiki: it refers to changes in neural pathways and synapses due to changes in behavior, environment, neural processes, thinking, emotions, as well as changes resulting from bodily injury.

AP 3 - "I look like a very fetching Pathan from the North!"

noreply@blogger.com (Aritra and Sankalp) — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:16:00 +0000

In this podcast, Aritra and Sankalp are joined by Prof. Jonathan Gil Harris. Prof. Harris has been one of the pioneers in the setting up of Ashoka University. He serves as the Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of English at Ashoka. In this interview, Prof. Harris answers questions on his journey to India, Vishal Bhardwaj’s Haider, the role of transparency at Ashoka and more.

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Show notes:

Haider
A bollywood film based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet

Dr. Pramath Raj Sinha
One of the founders of Ashoka University

Prof. Anunay Chaubey
Faculty at Ashoka

Prof. Madhavi Menon
Professor of English at Ashoka.

The Argumentative Indian
From wiki: The Argumentative Indian is a book written by Nobel Prize winning Indian economist Amartya Sen.

Ashoka’s admission process

UG student body at Ashoka

Current status of Ashoka

Rashmi Singh
Director of Student Life at Ashoka University

Prof. Kranti Saran
Professor of Philosophy at Ashoka.

The Goldfinch
From wiki: The Goldfinch is the Pulitzer Prize-winning third novel from Donna Tartt, her first new book in 11 years.

AP 2 - Reactions

noreply@blogger.com (Aritra and Sankalp) — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 05:34:00 +0000

Presenting the first Ashoka on campus podcast. In this, Aritra and Sankalp talk about their reactions on entering campus, on the orientation week and more. The podcast was recorded immediately after the end of the orientation week.
Thanks to the mystery man for setting the stage for us!

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Show notes and relevant links:

Campus Visit

Ashoka on Instagram

Ashoka Campus design

YIF - Young India Fellowship

Dastangoi

Dastan e chouboli

The Swang

The Lodi Gardens

AP 1 - Expectations

noreply@blogger.com (Aritra and Sankalp) — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 18:37:00 +0000

In this, Aritra and Sankalp talk about their expectations before entering Ashoka. They also talk about the new three year structure and other miscellaneous things (including buckets and mugs). We start out serious and end out. abrupt.

Credits:

The music and editing for this podcast have been done by Aritra. The introductory jingle is a 4 layer vocal harmony, wonderfully done by Aritra
The show notes that follow are written by Sankalp

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Show Notes:

Our preparation document

The new three year structure

Campus life at Ashoka

Coursera

Ashoka Quest

National Policy of Education, 1986

(17) Thu Uniform educational structure in all parts of the country. The ultimate objective should be to adopt the Educational Structure: It will be advantageous to have a broadly the 10+2+3 pattern, the higher secondary stage of two years being located in schools, colleges or both according to local conditions.

Ashoka Campus Phase 1 pictures

Aritra’s music on Soundcloud

Student life Facebook group

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