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.

4th April, 2014

April 06, 2014 / Akhil Sud

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The stage was set.

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The YHD Board was in place.

Left to Right: Hemali Shah (Score-keeper), Shaunak Bakshi (Score-keeper), and Akhil Sud (Chairperson).

Emily Hays (Video In-charge)

Opening remarks from
Professor Seema Khurana
Senior Lecturer
South Asian Studies Council
Yale University

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The motion was declared open:
"Globalization diminishes the significance of ethnicity".

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And debate ensued.

Jack Newsham, Morse '14

Greeshma Rajeev-Kumar, Morse '16

Zara Contractor, Trumbull '17

YHD Board Member Nooreen Reza, Davenport '15

Hemali (Best Interjector) addresses Nooreen (tied Best Speaker, Heritage). Two YHD Board Members in action: a winning question and a winning speech.

Gautam Chopra, Graduate Student

Suyash Bhagwat, Branford '15

Emily asks the final question of the evening.

Closing remarks from our esteemed judges.

Dr. Asiya Alam
Visiting Scholar
South Asian Studies Council
Yale University

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Professor Anjani Jain
Senior Associate Dean (MBA Program)
and Senior Lecturer
Yale School of Management

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and
Professor Geetanjali Chanda
Senior Lecturer
Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies
Yale University

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The award ceremony was followed by delicious Indian food.

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A huge thank you to everyone who came, and see you at the national round!

Photography by Francisco Pérez Marsilla, Yale University — Photography by Francisco Pérez Marsilla, Yale University