THE YALE HINDI DEBATE

Born as a student’s idea in a Yale classroom, the Yale Hindi Debate has grown exponentially, from an ambitious venture to an intellectual, cultural, and social institution.
The debate was established as a Yale-only event in 2008, and now sees participation from faculty and students from USA’s preeminent schools, including Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, NYU, Cornell, UCLA, Wesleyan, Rutgers, the University of Texas at Austin, and Wellesley College.

Prelim, 2016

April 09, 2016 / Akhil Sud

Judges take their place before the event, armed. Left to right: Professor Geetanjali Chanda (Yale WGSS), Ms. Bhoomika Joshi (Yale Anthropology), Mr. Shikhar Singh (Yale Political Science).

Left to right: YHD Faculty Co-ordinator and YHD President --

Professor Seema Khurana (Yale SASC), Akhil Sud (Yale College '16)

Yale SASC faculty member Professor Swapna Sharma

Debate ensues. Left to right: (Top) Edwin Zhang, Adam Willems, Rishi Mirchandani, (Bottom) Shiv Sunil, Sanat Khurana, Gaurav Pathak.

Closing remarks and the award ceremony.

Photography at event by Bibek Basnet, Yale University

Winners
Adam Willems, Best Speaker (Non-Heritage)
Edwin Zhang, Second Best Speaker (Non-Heritage)
Rishi Mirchandani, Best Speaker (Heritage)
Shiv Sunil, Second Best Speaker (Heritage)
Sanat Khurana, Best Speaker (Native) & Best Interjector