Suraj Yengde
Scholar, public intellectual, and anti-caste activist known for bestselling work on caste; author of Caste Matters and Caste: A Global Story and a W. E. B. Du Bois Fellow with a forthcoming faculty appointment at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Oct 16, 2023 • 2h 24min
Suraj Yengde on caste and Christianity
Global anti-caste scholar and activist Suraj Yengde discusses the future of the Ambedkarite anti-caste struggle, woke culture, Rahul Gandhi, and the INDIA alliance. He also talks about categorising Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims, the significance of politics, spirituality, and Buddhism, the influence of Kanshiram in making Periyaar a well-known figure, and the complexities of Dalit identity within religion and caste.
Feb 1, 2026 • 1h 1min
The Caste Question with Suraj Yengde and Anupama Rao
Anupama Rao, Columbia history professor who studies colonialism, gender, and caste, and Suraj Yengde, scholar and anti-caste activist and author, map the contours of caste. They unpack defining caste as embodied social relations. They debate comparing caste and race. They trace historical formations, endogamy and violence, and the politics of caste privilege.
Nov 25, 2020 • 54min
Suraj Yengde, "Caste Matters" (India Viking, 2019)
Suraj Yengde, a first-generation Dalit scholar, challenges deep-seated beliefs about caste in India. He discusses the multiple humiliations faced by Dalits, the glass ceiling they encounter in various fields, and the need for unity within the Dalit community. Yengde explores the parallels between caste oppression and other forms of discrimination like race and gender. He also touches on topics such as feminism, radical love, and humor in the context of casteism on a transnational level.
