Ashoka University is a private university located in Sonipat, Haryana, India, focusing on liberal arts and sciences. It was established in 2014.&nbsp;It is guided by an academic council of academics and scholars from around the world. The council sets the university&#39;s academic standard, advising on matters of curriculum, faculty hiring and research.&nbsp;

Ashoka University offers a full-time 3 (+ 1) year undergraduate programme. The University comprises of&nbsp;2500 plus students, with a mix of both national and international students.&nbsp; &nbsp;

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<a href="https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&amp;UID=19748">The article</a> traces the meandering journey of rupkatha (Bengali fairy tales) as a genre from "timeless" orality to print culture and nationalism in 19-20th century colonial Bengal, ultimately leading to multimedia adaptations in contemporary culture industry. The article also contains a discussion of the gendered politics of male and female writers of rupkatha, and provides an overview of the different stylistic features adopted by well-known writers.Citation: Bera, Malay. "Rupkatha: Bengali Fairy Tales." The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 August 2024 [<a href="https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&amp;UID=19748">https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&amp;UID=19748</a>].

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Rupkatha: Bengali Fairy Tales

Drawing from my interviews with protesting farmers on the highways of Haryana, India, <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~culturalanalysis/series/1/pdf/Bera.pdf">the article</a> traces the intertwined relationship between protests against the Farm Laws (2020) and farmers’ reactions to pandemic governance. The article closely examines the contentious repertoire of the protesters to understand how the protesters challenge and change the meanings of such long-standing concepts like home and family, rural and urban, through counter-hegemonic performances. They contest the narratives of a pandemic with narratives of intimacy and togetherness by bringing the home out on the highways. By narrowing the social distance, they also question the imaginary divides that create social hierarchies.&nbsp;Citation: Bera, Malay. "Interrogating Social Distancing: Pandemic and Farmers' Protest in India". Cultural Analysis Forum Series 1 (2023): 1-21. <a href="https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~culturalanalysis/series/1/pdf/Bera.pdf">https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~culturalanalysis/series/1/pdf/Bera.pdf</a>