Suraj Yengde

Dr. Suraj Yengde is one of India’s leading scholars and public intellectuals. Named as one of the 25 Most Influential Young Indians by GQ magazine and the Most Influential Young Dalit by Zee, Suraj is author of the bestseller Caste Matters and co-editor of the award-winning anthology The Radical in Ambedkar. Suraj’s forthcoming book by Allen Lane is on caste in the world. He curates “Dalitality” at The Indian Express. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Oxford and an associate at Harvard University.

American Caste: A Secret History

Suraj Yengde

The United States is a nation with a deeply entrenched caste system. To understand American history, especially the recent rise in populism and right-wing extremism, an understanding of its caste system is essential. The populism and identity politics ushered in by Donald Trump are the culmination of this desire for revenge against those espousing anti-caste […]

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By Suraj Yengde