#39 with Dr. Suraj Yengde

Dr. Suraj Yengde is one of India’s leading scholars and public intellectuals. Named as one of the "25 Most Influential Young Indian" by GQ magazine. Suraj's recent appointment was Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. Suraj is an author of the bestseller Caste Matters and co-editor of award winning anthology The Radical in Ambedkar. Caste Matters was recently featured in the prestigious "Best Nonfiction Books of the Decade" list by The Hindu.

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In this podcast we discussed

Stories from growing up years of Suraj in Maharastra.

Can the impact of casteism can be minimised when one migrates from a small town/Village to big cities ?

The experience of writing a book.

Experiences of Academia’s attitude towards Bahujan scholars.

His views on social media and trolling.

His opinion about popular culture ? Can Dalits reshape it like the way blacks have done it in the US?

Links:

1. Caste Matters : https://amzn.to/3xYxfJI
2. Ants Among Elephants Book by Sujatha Gidla: https://www.amazon.in/Ants-among-Elephants-Untouchable-Family/dp/935277423X
3. Ideas of Dr Cornel West https://open.spotify.com/episode/1GLdDzLc2OXDTyKEhizaQk

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