Suraj is currently a postdoctoral fellow with the Institutional Anti-racism and Accountability Project at the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School His recent work with the philosopher Cornel West has received global attention and calls for unity between African Americans and the Dalits. Suraj Yengde is an award-winning scholar and activist from India. The talk will feature Suraj Yengde in conversation with Cornel West. Published by Penguin India in 2019, Caste Matters was an instant bestseller in India. It exposes the multiple humiliations suffered by Dalits on a daily basis, and their incredible resilience enabled by love and humor. Following the story of author Suraj Yengde, a first-generation Dalit scholar educated across continents, the book challenges deep-seated beliefs about caste and unpacks its many layers. Caste Matters delves into the oldest surviving form of discrimination: Caste.
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