The Yale Hindi Debate

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.

2021 Yale Hindi Debate: National Round Winners

February 07, 2022  /  YHD President

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021-22 Yale Hindi Debate, which took place on Friday, April 9, 2021. For the first time in its history, the debate took place virtually as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers from seven universities around the world debated the resolution, “Resolved: Restrictions on free speech are justified to stop the spread of disinformation.” (झूठी ख़बरों और अफ़वाहों के प्रसार की रोकथाम के लिए अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता पर प्रतिबन्ध उचित है.) A total of 15 speakers participated in the national debate, with seven speaking against the motion and eight in favor. Students spoke in one of four categories: Non-Native, Non-Heritage Undergraduate; Non-Native, Heritage Undergraduate; Non-Native, Non-Heritage Graduate; Native Undergraduate. The winners were as follows:

Non-Native, Non-Heritage Undergraduate

Best speaker: Sydney Pritchard, University of Kansas

Second-best speaker: Daniel Bacheschi, Yale University

Non-Native, Heritage Undergraduate

Best speaker: Sagar Pathani, New York University

Second-best speaker: Kirin Mueller, Yale University

Non-Native, Non-Heritage Graduate

Best speaker: Alexander Williams, Yale University

Second-best speaker: Lynn Bernabei, University of Pennsylvania

Native Undergraduate

Best speaker: Yash Bhansali, Yale University

The universities that participated in this year’s competition were Yale, NYU, UNC Charlotte, UT Austin, KU, The Lauder Institute (UPenn), and Dublin City University.