![]() The world is already paying close attention’, says GQ’s citation. ![]() ‘The dapper, flamboyantly groomed young scholar at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government is an adept and worthy inheritor of that grand tradition, who’s very swiftly emerged as the foremost intersectional activist of his generation, with serious scholarly chops (see his monumental The Radical Ambedkar: Critical Reflections, edited with Anand Teltumbde) as well as an uncommon style and swagger. Suraj Yengde was included in the “ 25 Most Influential Young Indian” list by the GQ Magazine which described ‘ Caste Matters’ as a Classic Hit. Suraj is known as the Ambedkarite scholar. Suraj Yengde is follower of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the father of the Indian constitution and the leader of depressed classes. Yengde is also co-editor of the anthology ‘ The Radical in Ambedkar’ which is an attempt in examining his life works form hitherto unexplored perspective. He has emerged as a thinker and public intellectual of India due to his assessment of the caste system in his book ‘ Caste Matters’ which has been flying off the shelves since its publication. Suraj is currently a Post-Doctoral fellow at Harvard University. ![]() ![]() Originally from Nanded, a city in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, India. Dr Suraj Milind Yengde (born 1988) is an Indian researcher, writer and human rights activist. ![]()
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