Yale Hindi Debate fields three separate categories.

Non-Native, Non-Heritage: People who are not from Hindi-speaking and/or South Asian descent, and are not currently residing in South Asia, who are learning Hindi as an additional language.

Heritage: People who are from either Hindi-speaking and/or South Asian descent, but are not currently residing in South Asia.

Native: People who are from either Hindi-speaking and/or South Asian descent, and are currently residing in South Asia.

Reach out to yhdpresident@gmail.com for information on reimbursement for the event.

In the subject line, indicate whether you are looking for reimbursement as a visiting student or as a judge.

Each university is allowed to send 2 participants, with each participant necessarily belonging to a different category.