🧠 Symposium on Ambedkarism

What does Ambedkarism mean in today's world—and how can its principles shape our future?

This powerful symposium brings together two leading voices in social justice, caste equity, and global solidarity:

🔹 Prachi Patankar is a writer, educator, and activist whose work bridges grassroots organizing with global movements for justice. Rooted in anti-caste and anti-imperialist traditions, Prachi brings sharp insight into how Ambedkarite thought intersects with struggles for racial justice, indigenous rights, and feminist liberation across the globe. Her work is deeply informed by lived experience and decades of coalition-building from India to the U.S.

🔹 Dr. Suraj Yengde is one of India's leading Dalit scholars, a Harvard alumnus, and author of the critically acclaimed Caste Matters. Through his writing, scholarship, and activism, Dr. Yengde has pushed the global discourse on caste, race, and democracy into new territory—while continuously advocating for dignity, equality, and self-respect as foundational rights. His voice is bold, urgent, and necessary in confronting the hierarchies of our time.

Together, they will explore the evolving relevance of Ambedkarism—from resisting caste apartheid to imagining radical futures rooted in justice, liberation, and intellectual courage.

Prepare for an intellectually rich and emotionally resonant conversation that honors Babasaheb Ambedkar’s legacy while asking: What does it mean to carry his vision forward today?