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.

2022 Yale Hindi Debate National Round Results

April 20, 2022  /  YHD President

Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Yale Hindi Debate, which took place on Friday, April 15, 2021. After a year of virtual speaking, the debate returned to an in-person format on Yale’s campus. Speakers from seven universities around the country debated the resolution, “Rather than space, we should remain on earth // अंतरिक्ष के बजाय हमें धरती पर रहना चाहिए.” A total of 14 speakers participated in the national debate, with eleven speaking for the motion and three against. Students spoke in one of three categories: Non-Native, Non-Heritage Undergraduate; Non-Native, Heritage Undergraduate; Native Undergraduate. The winners were as follows:

Non-Native, Non-Heritage Undergraduate

Best speaker: Sophie Bhurtel, Yale University

Second-best speaker: Taryn Riddle, Harvard University

Non-Native, Heritage Undergraduate

Best speaker: Dishti Gopalani, Vassar College; Saisha Malhotra, New York University (tie)

Second-best speaker: Aarya Kaushik, Harvard University; Daevan Mangalmurti, Yale University (tie)

Native Undergraduate

Best speaker: Gayatri Sharma, Columbia University

Second-best speaker: Muskaan Thackeray, New York University

The institutions that participated in this year’s competition were Columbia University, Harvard University, New York University, The University of Texas at Austin, Vassar College, Wake Forest University, and Yale University.