HARVARD SCHOLAR GIVES BIRTH TO HIS SECOND BOOK

-Palanivel Rajan C

Suraj Yengde, the writer of two books “THE RADICAL IN AMBEDKAR” and “CASTE MATTERS” has chosen Chennai for the release of his second book (CASTE MATTERS), as he considers Tamilnadu as the land of radical thinkers.

    Suraj Yengde(28) had done his Ph.D at the department of African and African American Studies in Harvard University. He hails from Taravi in Mumbai who has faced all the discriminations in the name of caste in his younger days. This has become the major cause for him to involve in the anti-caste activities. He is also a academic activist and a noted public intellectual in the transnational movement of Dalit rights. He is involved in building solidarities of Dalit, Roma, Indigenous, Buraku and Refugee people’s in the Fourth World Project of Marginalized people. He is also an anti-caste and anti-racism activity and a syndicated columnist at The Indian Express, The Huffington Post, The Print, The Huffington Post, The Mexican Post, The Citizen and Al Jazeera. His works are used as in reference by many of the professors. He current project relies on the theory of Dalit and Black studies.  

     His book “CASTE MATTERS” was released in Madras Institute of Development Studies along with Penguin Publications. The book was released by Activist Mr.Sashi Kumar along with the special guests Mr.Srinivasan Ramanujam, Prof.Semmalar and Prof.Nalini Rajan.

       Suraj Yengde with his dancing fluffy hair started his speech on Dr.B.R.Ambedkar and his works, and how he himself tries to link his works with that of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar. His brief about the Constitution of India and how that works in social justice and how it’s being misused now by the rulers was a crisp and clear speech.

        “ My work continues till the dream of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar come true” said the young intellectual thinker Suraj Yengde.

SURAJ YANGDE after the session