Keynotes and Conversations
Dr. Yengde is a seasoned speaker with delivered keynotes, lectures and panel discussions across all continents.
Kanshi Ram Lecture Series 2 Nethrapal
Harvard’s event showcasing Umar Khalid documentary
Discussion and Q&A with Arif Hussain and Suraj Yengde following the screening of the documentary: Umar Khalid From The Eyes Of The Loved Ones.
The light of Kabir, Buddha, Ravidas and Ambedkar
This wonderful conversation on ‘The light of Kabir, Buddha, Ravidas and Ambedkar’ with Linda Hess, Prahlad Tipaniya and Suraj Yengde.
The Dalitality in Du Bois and Ambedkar: Color, Class, Caste
Du Bois and Ambedkar: Their Meanings of Democracy and Freedom
Keynote by Dr. Suraj Yengde on, ‘Du Bois and Ambedkar: Their Meanings of Democracy and Freedom’ at W.E.B Du Bois Legacy Festival in February 2024.
Ashoka and India’s Past Future @ Kerala Literature Festival 2024
The key panel discussion on ‘Ashoka and India’s Past Future’ during Kerala Literature Festival 2024 with Bharati Prabhu, Prashant Ingole, Suraj Yengde, Atul Bhosekar and Mangesh Dahiwale.
ON THE WOKENESS OF CASTE AND THE CULTURE OF UNTOUCHABILITY in 2023
A talk at the 2nd Ajay Gandhi Memorial in Hyderabad was delivered by Dr Suraj Yengde.
What is ‘new’ in the #caste history of the world? Is it engagements, experiences, definitions, articulations, and protests? What has managed to universalize these emotional responses is the intermediary role the internet has taken in communicating the message. The history of caste cannot be written without the impact the internet has managed to create and its growing prowess in mediating the social history of a community.
The Moral Cost of Caste
The feature of Indian society is the operational existence of antiquated caste values. Though outlawed in the second half of the last century, caste continues to exist because it has carried historical amnesia for those who have attached existentialism to the past — Sanatan— unchanging pure belief.
Ashoka-Ambedkar Dhamma Yatra Grand Inauguration Ceremony Mavelikara
This talk was given on 30th September, 2023 at Mavelikara, Kerala during the Inauguration Ceremony Mavelikara (DhammaBhoomi) Organised by the Buddhist Fraternity Council, from Mavelikara, Kerala to Nagpur, Deekhsha Bhoomi from 30th September to 22nd October, 2023.