Art & science of raising a university:Ashoka founders in conversation with Shekhar Gupta|

[@claymadness]

“Started a primary school somewhere” - sometimes, Mr. Gupta, your framing leaves a lot to be desired. It isn’t easy to start or run a primary school especially in pockets of the country where education isn’t easily accessible. Think, please, before you state things flippantly. While Ashoka is thankfully a wonderful institution, let’s not pretend that it stems from philanthropy. Take a look at the fees and the profiles of kids attending the institution if you truly want to have a less superficial discussion. Also, while it’s commendable that these gentlemen were able to set up a new university, please don’t gloss over the fact that they come from enormous privilege and possess vast networks partly by the luck of birth given the families they come from (Mr. Sinha is Yashwant Sinha’s nephew). Thus, while admirable that they’ve focused on education, it isn’t exactly a philanthropic enterprise in the first place since they’re minting money albeit - one assumes - to plough back into the university itself.

[@prakashraghunathan2685]

Thankyou Gentlemen for the shared thoughts on theAshoka University.We need More university like Ashoka.

[@denizendecor7155]

Shekhar thanks for getting the 3 education luminaries. It was great listening to how a world class University should be built and run

[@vanigehani]

Thank you for this discussion. Ashoka gives a great place for building character and networks. Many in India do not understand the concept of liberal arts and also our schools do not prepare the students for liberal education ans this makes the work of academics more difficult. Thank you Shekhar and for having this honest and candid discussion.

[@aviramvijh]

Thank you Shekhar for having these gentleman on your show.

[@sandeepsingh-lp4mf]

Is this an ad?

[@zangoz_2693]

We need more Ashokas but with high intellectual output

[@vichuiitb]

Excellent discussion. Enjoyed it as an academic my self.

[@spsingh5465]

Excellent discussion....even better insights by founders.......This needs to be shared with GoI to make them understand that education allowance needs revision from ₹100 /child/month ..... Affordable & Quality Higher education needs urgent attention. IRO, china's single minded push to get 9 & 32 unis in the top 100 is really an eye opener .....

[@kaustavchakraborty1406]

3 gentlemen founding a university charging more than 12 lakh fee for the first year (and similarly for the rest three years) of an undergraduate program, are discussing about how such private universities will be the future of the country and will be the among all the top universities of the country. Great!

[@sudip_curiousmind]

They have scholarships and cross subsidies, good education necessarily doesn't have to be cheap education, for all.

[@anoushkasharma7716]

Ashoka is the only university in the country that provides need based aid. Jindal provides merit based scholarships only. Ashoka’s postgraduate program called the young india fellowship provides aid to everyone who applies. In such cases, I’ve seen class sizes be much more diverse than govt colleges.

[@kaustavchakraborty1406]

@@anoushkasharma7716 Where can I find the data of fees distribution across the strength of a batch for at least a few past years?

[@sriramraghavanonGoogle]

India, despite using English as a primary language of instruction, attracts only about 50,000 international students annually-just 1/10th of what China hosts. This highlights a significant gap. We need many more institutions along the lines of Ashoka with a forward-thinking approach to higher education to emerge as a global education powerhouse.

[@aviramvijh]

Dude, we don't have roads, water and power. If we had those, we'd attract 10x.of what China does.

[@grcreddy5778]

When a faculty member writes an article something which is in conflict with the views of the government of the day, the founders could have defended his right to express without agreeing with his views/ writings.

[@Fun_and_Knowledge_]

Some of the faculties are making Ashoka as Rich people's JNU

[@yj9032]

Should they make IIT then?😂 Casteist brain drain NRIs? 😂

[@smvt_B]

It would be great to have someone from Jindal come in. Would love to see the contrast between what are essentially neighbours in Sonipat

[@tonypintosdb]

From the conversation it appears to be more institution-centric…repeated talk of safeguarding institution since the financial investment is huge. Will it help the cause of honest research? Could the administration have handled Pratap Bhanu Mehta better?😊

[@sudip_curiousmind]

They said it subtly, there goal is to be successful at their mission, on the way there will be sacrifices. That's OK.

[@FahadHasin]

Thanks for doing this - great conversation.

[@mobbu6527]

Thats the longest ad ive watched

[@SubashCV]

This is the model to take all education, including higher & medical education, away from politicians and pure businessmen. Our future depends on it.

[@SurjeetSingh-qi6gf]

How many Indian students can afford to be in Ashoka, not intellectually but financially?

[@mohanghatge1295]

The founders have done a great job in putting in place a Center of Excellence. But one must also realise that you take in students who have high financial backing and from top 10 percentile. I would like to see that you intake average lot and turn them to be in the top ten percentiles. How do the promoters see this challenge

[@NavineK-h9b]

What was the purpose of this discussion? Was this video put out simply to publicize this University?

[@dockalra]

Wonderful discussion. The founders are grounded and show clarity of thought. They realize the complexity of the society we all live in

[@ThePrintIndia]

Hi Aman, Glad you liked this episode of #ThePrintOTC. Thank you for watching.

[@ramp6287]

National Education Policy and Ashoka, what's exactly is the relation?

[@anandshankar8645]

I knew about it. I had thought for my son but found it expensive.

[@arpitshukla6447]

How its non-profit university?? Considering they're so much fee.😢

[@nikhilmish001]

You cannot run a loss making non profit.

[@aviralgupta393]

they have to be a non-profit bcz of the government's draconian regulations

[@MahatmaGandhi-w8h]

@@nikhilmish001😂😂 Trust all they do is pay for useless second Class NRI WOKE PROFS that’s all

[@AjitJoshi686]

They need to focus on STEM or management institute.

[@Akashkumar-oi7qt]

It is the rich kids JNU minus academics achievements of those kids, we have seen enough of their non sense,jitna kachra unhone phailaya hain utne mein kanhaiya ko police utha ke le gyi thi

[@AmanPandey-pf7rq]

University bech rahe

[@munafghori4052]

The print and shekhar gupta regualrly call rss minded people to his platform. For years shekhar gupta identity was hidden because he was working with ndtv who too fail to realise this shekhar gupta fella. But thank god he is exposed and his stature is reduce as a supporter of hate. This channel only attracts rss minded people.

[@MahatmaGandhi-w8h]

😂😂 Shekhar Gupta is Economically right and socially left….So with congress becoming Commies there is no party in the centre for liberals like him…Cause as a child of Indian socialist state (licence Raj) he don’t want his country to be pre 1991 which is what Commie Rahul wants

[@sudip_curiousmind]

Why are you posting comments here then?

[@samantrae]

bahut paise waale arrogant log

[@kiranreddyyt]

Don't pass the Judgement without knowing fully. They can set up any other industry and make money. They choose to setup educational institution. It's very good for country.

[@pharaohakhneton9553]

Prejudice comes so naturally to few people that they pass comments without going into facts. You put them to trial even though they devoted their time,energy and money for a noble cause like setting up educational institution. Relax.

[@MahatmaGandhi-w8h]

@@kiranreddyyt😂😂 they are building a Social science university not a BITS or even Jio university to work in cutting edge tech😂😂….Gi to their website they published a paper “Why fat phobia a casteist issue”😂

[@basedbased8430]

Ashoka University is the best. They have the best girls. Easy to get and money hungry.😂😂

[@RashidKhan-bk9hm]

life itself is a distraction. you cannot ignore life as the basis of wanting the best for your institution. distrantion needs to be the attraction to greatness.

[@RashidKhan-bk9hm]

Is there a students union?

[@RashidKhan-bk9hm]

Sounds as if they do not have a students union or encourage it.