Student Research

The student research in the History Department of Ashoka University is vibrant space. Here we would be documenting them in 4 categories:

• The Undergraduate Thesis

• The Capstone Thesis

• Conference Presentations

• Published Articles and Papers

Photo Courtesy: Pratiti, Undergraduate Batch of 2020, Ashoka Scholars Program Batch of 2021 (Open Hand Statue)

The Open hand Statue in Chandigarh is a symbol of Corbusier’s envision of the second Industrial Age. This structure, purely symbolic was something that the original budget of the city could not pay for and therefore was only later added in 1985.