Media at Ashoka University

The aim of this project was to investigate the barriers faced by sexual assault survivors in their quest for justice. Two case studies were examined, that of Ashoka University, as well as the larger vicinity it finds itself in-- Assawarpur in Sonepat, a bustling place perceived to be dominated by patriarchal thought, khap panchayats, with miles to go in terms of gender equality. We wanted to compare the due process provided by local police stations with that of Ashoka University, a supposed utopia of liberal thought producing the next generation’s change agents. Using survivor accounts, government data, and interviews with key stakeholders across the Rai Police and Ashoka University’s Committee Against Sexual Harassment, two varying pictures of the culture of sexual harassment emerge, and the contrast is not what was originally expected.