Raju Kendre

Profile

Academic position	Self employed
Research fields	Education Systems and Educational Institutions
Keywords	Marginalised Communities, Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI), Social Impact, Germany-India, Higher Education
Honours and awards	2024: Ashoka Fellowship for Changemakers 2024: Echoing Green Fellowship 2024: National Youth Award 2023: British Council's UK-India Achievers Award 2023: Fellow at Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) 2023: State-Level Youth Award by ZEE Yuva 2023: TEDx Speaker at Indian Institutes of Technology Hyderabad 2023: Young Peace-builder Recognition by Rotary District 3131, Pune 2022: Forbes 30 Under 30 India 2022: LinkedIn Top Voices in Social Impact 2022: Nominated for CNN-News18 Indian of the Year by CNN-News18 2021: Chevening Scholarship, Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom

Current contact address

Country	India
City	Yavatmal
Institution	Eklavya India Foundation

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Rupa Viswanath	Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen
Start of initial sponsorship	01/10/2024

Programme(s)

2024	German Chancellor Fellowship Programme for prospective leaders from India

Publications (partial selection)

2023	Raju Kendre: Colonial Legacy and Beyond: The Deep-Rooted Erasure of Caste in Indian Universities and its Lasting Impact.. In: The Print , 2023,
2023	Raju Kendre: Education is the only way ahead but SC/ST/OBC students trapped in status quo of merit. In: The Print, 2023,
2023	Raju Kendre: From Admissions to Access: How Indian Universities Cement Caste Divides, Marginalizing Communities in a System Steeped in Deep-Rooted Bias.. In: The Print , 2023,
2023	Raju Kendre Unmasking the Myth of Merit: How Nepotism and Privilege Have Marginalized SC, ST, and OBC Communities in India’s Merit vs Quota Debate.. In: The Print , 2023,