Globular clusters are known to serve as fundamental test beds for stellar evolution theories. NGC 5053, a metal-poor and a rather dispersed globular cluster, was studied in the ultraviolet regime with AstroSat's Ultra Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT). The images of the cluster were analyzed in various filters across the FUV and NUV bands by a team led by IIST researchers. The team discovered eight blue straggler candidates, six evolved blue straggler candidates, and an extreme horizontal branch candidate among the cluster's new probable UV bright population. Using GAIA EDR3 data, a proper motion analysis was used to validate their association with the cluster, and spectral energy distribution (SED) studies were used to corroborate the nature of these candidates. Furthermore, the radial distribution analysis of the blue straggler population shed some light on the potential formation mechanism of these stars in NGC 5053