GDS inaugurated in 2015 an annual conference on caste. While each focused on current ideations of caste, they each honored The Unfinished Legacy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, the preeminent 20th Century leader against untouchability. The first three conferences were hosted at Brandeis. The series continued as a “floating conference”, first at The University of Massachusetts/Amherst and then at The New School, New York. The Sixth International Conference returns home to Brandeis.
Caste Conference
2023: Law, Caste, and The Pursuit of Justice
The Sixth International Conference on the Unfinished Legacy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Friday, October 20 through Sunday, October 22, 2023 at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Keynote Address by The Hon’ble Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, The Chief Justice of India.
See Sixth International Caste Conference website for:
- Call for Papers
- Program updates
- Visa and Invitation Letters
- Travel and Accommodations Information
- Conference Fees
- Contact Information
2019
GDS and the New School teamed up for the 5th International Conference on the Unfinished Legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, which was held in New York City in October 2019.
2018: Reconfiguring Solidarities around Caste and Race
The fourth annual international conference on the Unfinished Legacy of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was held at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, on May 4 – 6, 2018.