Full speech | Indian-American Harvard student Shruthi Kumar at convocation | Palestine solidarity
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- A graduating Harvard University student went off script and sharply slammed Harvard for the university’s arbitrary action against the students protesting against Israel’s ongoing genocidal war on Gaza.
Shruthi Kumar, an Indian American from Nebraska, who was chosen to deliver the English commencement remarks for the undergraduate class, said, “As I stand here today, I must take a moment to recognize my peers-the 13 undergraduates in the class of 2024 who will not graduate today.”
13 pro-Palestine students were barred from graduating for their active involvement in campus protests, even after a majority of the university’s faculty of arts and sciences voted for the students to have their degrees conferred, according to the Harvard Crimson. The Harvard Corporation, the university’s governing body, voted on Wednesday to halt the students’ graduation.
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What a speech! At 74 years of age, I am inspired! I am Australian, studied in your great country at the age of 16! Thank you for courageously upholding the principles of democracy! ❤
In America?
The Indian-American in the title got my attention and I watched the speech. While I'm proud she shares my heritage, her value system is very American and humanistic. This is exactly what college education in America was meant to be - to produce free and independent thinkers, with courage to speak their mind, and most importantly care for fellow human beings!
U meant to produce a radical.wole liberal student that supports terrorist and Hates and despises jews?. Unfortunately that's what the elite colleges are a place that they indoctrinate students to support terrorism and hate Jews that are defending themselves against radical Islamic terrorists!!
@@mutifeldbrand9004🤣🤣🤣 as 90 children in Lebanon are killed , you’re afraid to say anything against Israel because they’re white.
Ah..... all fake products(students)! US exploits the world by showing these fake humanistic students/ fellows😏
What malpractice US does is not hidden anymore! Results are echoing evidences there ....... 🏌♂️🏌♂️🏌♂️
So brave and courageous to speak the truth in a setting like this❤👏👏👏
🙏💛
She is a clueless Woke liberal that was indoctrinated to Hate Israel and despise Israel because Israel us hates just because It's the only Jewish country that's fighting for their survival on 6 fronts and the word can't stomach the fact that Jews defend themselves!!
She doesn't deserve a job for harassing Jewish students on campus. Shame on you as a perosk of color.to.haras Jewish students. Jews have suffered the most Racism throughout the ages and shame on you for harassing Jewish students!!
She is what we all should be. Thank you for posting this
Who is this Badass Beautiful Warrior Goddess?!!! YES!!!!
'I don't know' is more powerful than 'I know'.
There is humbleness in not knowing which makes space for learning, understanding, empathy & tolerance.
I applaud your speech👏.
She is going to become the U.S president one day. Watch and see. She has the conviction and presence of a leader already. God bless her. My three daughters also graduated from college in the US in the 80s and 90s. I am a proud immigrant American.
No !! That’s not gonna happen ! People don’t even accept Vivek !! He is the smartest Indian around atm .
Well you should also know that she supports Palestine and is quite anti India, so yeah, she will make a great president
@@rnairs69Being anti-Modi doesn’t make you anti-India
I am of Indo Caribbean descent in my 50s, and proud of the courageous stance of my diaspora sister. She makes me have faith that her generation will right many of the world's injustices.
Thank you Shruthi for a truly great and incredibly courageous speech. 'I don't know ' what's happened to the 13 of your classmates but I will try and find out.
God Bless you Shruthi! It’s young ladies like you that give me great faith and hope for the future.
💯❤️
Incredible speech. Hats off to Sruthi Kumar for her impressive speech at the convocation، her support and empathy for the people of Gaza and for upholding civil liberties at university campuses.
What a speach! And so young! She took the responsibility of being human seriously. Others will follow.
Responsibility of a human! Beautiful comment.
As a a person from south Indian descendent you brought tears to my eye listening to this . just forward this to my daughter that’s in college in New York. “” they words I don’t know heard that from my parents myself .
It was courageous and eye opening speech. Congratulations on your courage, honesty and integrity . All the best in your life. Good Luck.
👏👏👏🤲🤲🤲👍👍👍
Amazing speech، commendable straightforwardness۔Salute
The fact that you were allowed to speak in a forum like this without being interrupted definitely proves that there is freedom of speech at Harvard.
Its not india
@@aburagdabhussainalicheerag6438Your response has been minimized to racial prejudice! How intelligent delivery was too complicated for you to understand anything else that she had to say beyond your comprehension like a coward you run back to racial prejudice as your back up
You’re right. US can never give as much liberty and freedom of speech like Indian Government does. Muslims block roads for namaz, protest while demanding blood of Kaffirs who accurately quote Quran #STSJ #NupurSharma, Muslim mob violence like Delhi 2020 and all this happens while the government cowers in the corner. @@aburagdabhussainalicheerag6438
Great speech! Very well said 🫶🏼 thank you!
Great speech and the courage to outspoke many .🎉💐
At such a tender age, she has massive wisdom... she put the leadership of Harvard to shame here....what a wonderful young woman!
This is amazing. Standing for our inalienable rights to free speech. Harvard you should be ashamed ….i support you sister.
An incredibly courageous and important speech. It truly gives me hope for this future generation. Check out Ken Burns' speech at Brandius University as well.
How profound! Congratulations,
Ms. Shruti.
Thank you for your honest and sensitive approach to such a serious and painful theme of discrimination. 🎉
Very powerful and inspiring speech with great message. Hopefully it wakes many of us. Heartiest congratulations to you, proud family and the community. Super proud of you Shruti. Keep rocking.
😊😊
One voice matters and can open our eyes and make us stare at where we don't want to see.
Great speech!
God bless you. Go ahead, the sane world will be always with you.
Wow! What a powerful, eloquent, courageous speech. I love it. Shruthi Kumar is right. The 13 students in question should have been allowed to graduate. It is most unfortunate that a group of racist Jews at Harvard is so powerful that they can deny students the right to graduate just because they exercised their freedom of speech. I hope that these 13 students will eventually be able to receive the Harvard University diploma that they worked so hard for.
What had this 13 students done to have been denied?
Protests
It's funny how she was born here yet she's "Indian American" or, we hear "Chinese American" or " Latinos/Hispanics " or "African American ". But yet we are born here and raised here!! Notice how I left out a group, guess we'll never be just "American" since that's already taken!!
They even call Natives “Native American” instead of just “American”.
@@BoxingHysteria 💯.
❤❤❤love it , people like you makes this world a beautiful place. Thanks
South Asian blood.. as she mentioned.. bravery, spirit to fight of freedom is in her blood,DNA ..
Indian South Asian blood helping perpetrate GENOCIDE in Ukraine now, no?
We should all follow in her footsteps. There is great humility and "space for empathy" in not knowing. Brava! You go girl!
She is very much courageous, brave, girl. I love to hear her speech that can leave so many speechless. Congratulations on your achievements and bravery. ❤🎉🎉❤
Hats off to this very brave young woman!!! Go for it. The younger generations are born with much more awareness and have an ability to see the bullshit.
America at its finest! Kudos to the student who spoke and the college to let her speak!!!!!
Amazing, well said. Congrats to you Shruthi. Such a BRAVE performance. Hats off to you.
Power of not knowing!! Bravo!!
Proud of you Shruti! I’m very optimistic about the future of humankind seeing young people like you - very inspiring! Don’t ever change!
Public comment. The power of knowledge inspiring millions of people who reflecing on life journey. Freedom of speech and freedom of choice is the fundamental principle of life. Self realization and self reflection allow you to see beon the material concept of life. Her speech is inspiring and allows the entire world to know what life is. Great job ❤. I am happy and proud of you Ms shruthi kumar ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ god bless you ❤
She would make an amazing president👍
I am proud that you are using your actual name which has a beautiful meaning. Your speech delivery is living up to your name. Congratulations. Soon you will be a rich professional and an early millionaire. The culture that gave you the name will make you wealthy.
The same culture that gave you this is in a dire state of destruction now. You are the one that can protect it so that your kids and the next generations can get the same advantages that you are given. Tamerlane invaded India and killed 100,000 civilians in one day and made a wall with their heads. What did they do wrong? They had names like Shruti. Thousands of Bahais were killed and had to run away from the lands in the Middle East you are talking about today, because they carried names like yours from another peaceful culture. Today, people like Shruti are being killed in Bangladesh riots. A few months ago a person like Shruti was murdered in Hyderabad for celebrating Holi festival in Hyderabad. A few months ago a person like Shruti was murdered by her boyfriend in Karnataka for refusing to give up her culture. Please help the culture that supported you. Please fight to protect other Shrutis that need your powerful voice.
"The culture that gave u the name will make u wealthy" no sir/ma'am, she herself will make her wealthy. Not some ancient culture of hers. Many people are at the verge of injustice but taking out the human element from it and reducing such events to their culture? And great cherry picking u did, highlighting isolated events
I was wondering how long I need to scroll to find a sanghi comment. Go away. You are brainrotted. India is a secular republic. Your attempts to demonize minorities are fascist and will never be successful. Our political and social leaders have always been from all diff kinds of religions and backgrounds. And that is how it will always be. I have faith in the next generation. You will not win.
Excellent deliverance and profound insights. Congratulations 🎉
I am a woman of colour ❤ and I have also been ostracized at times in my life and becoming a chef was an uphill climb, I am 76 and now retired..POLITICS HAS NO PLACE IN EDUCATION .instead of dividing we should try to unite and conquer ❤
Empathy, competence, warmth and strength. You got it all, girl. Oh and you're beautiful, not that it really matters.
I hope she becomes a great civil rights defender, rather than a politician to be corrupted in the futur like all politicians.
Don't forget my sister same thing happened to your native country India. You don't know how Hindus live in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
the people suffering in gaza didn’t do that, stop hating on Muslims
@@anirudhakoppaka3422 highlighting the suffering of Hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh doesn't imply hate for anyone. Unless ofc you consider the suffering of Hindus so inherently insignificant as to pre-empt any possible criticism of the culprit.
@@YogishK-ws4wy What about the Muslims in India, the atrocities that litrally come on the News ???
She is= to The meaning of HUMANITY, to be compassionate, sympathetic, or generous behavior or disposition also brave, an activist, and at its core L💓VE
The courage of Indian-Americans is boundless…..
Congratulations on your speech Shruthi Kumar, wish you a brighter future may you achieve the highest level of success!!!
#DontStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#PalestinianLivesMatter
hats off to you and your class mates .. All the best with your future endeavours...
Wow Shruthi,ur speech is very inspirational,congratulations
What a ridiculous speech! I found her to be really annoying! Those 13 students came to study and not cause disruption so they didn’t graduate!! That’s real life!!
Congratulations keep moving forward and don't let no one tell you can't because you can do anything you put your mind to be successful and never let no one tell you different..vote blue 💙
Great!
Ur speech is very clear
And everybody has the answer.
Ideal illustration of ABCD “American Born Confused Desi." These are a few exceptional children who were raised in this great country and who disparage their own and applaud other nations. If you have the courage to travel to those nations and stay there for a while, you will see firsthand how they treat people, particularly Americans and non-Muslims.
Furthermore, Harvard University, a highly esteemed institution, ought to enhance its admissions process to enable children to have a promising future and grow into individuals who can make valuable contributions to society.
Hats off to the stupidest comment !
@@VJ40000In that case, hats off to you
Great speech! Admire her to speak up for what she believes it's the right thing to do. She will go far in life.
Great INSTITUTION GAVE GREAT KNOWLEDGE
HARD TIMES WILL SHAPE YOU STAND YOU LIKE A DIAMOND.🎉
Thought provoking speech... Hail my young lady❤
That was a great speech👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Beautiful and intelligent woman speaks truth to power.
Shruti your passionate speech exuding confidence before the best and brightest students and faculty on fundamental rights enshrined in American Constitution deserves the highest appreciation of all who cherish democracy.
Where does fundamental rights for women disappear where ur cu|t is majority?
👏🏼👏🏼….This girl will go places. I can only see upwards from here on with her future.
Inspirational and emotive ! Well done ! 👍
Shruti kumar u just nailed it ! Not everyone can come out of fearing power & speak out but You did it !!
Wow. Goose bump speech.
Imagine getting a degree from Harvard then criticising it for having strict rules🤦♂️ why's she not in India
Do you mean, she should pretend that everything is okay there. She can both be grateful and critical.
@@gauraiyah she's critical of the country that's given her thr privilege to talk. I doubt she could call out Indian articles for not tolerating terroristic activities within its vicinities
@@tiernan2023 well that’s out of topic, this assumption that she will do the same for India or not. We don’t know that . But regarding the privilege, if she’s given a chance to speak, she better make it worthwhile. She doesn’t need to sugarcoat just because.. and then to be honest is everyone’s right !
@@gauraiyah it would've been better if she had mentioned that she's against all sorts of violence unfolding on college campuses including antisemitism, harassment of pro Israel students whether Jewish, Christians or Hindus
Ahh the fake revolutionary. Riveting stuff
Young lady… My RESPECT is YOURS.
Sheer smile and confidence along may she shine all her life and keeps saying truth without any fear ❤
Wish ppl could speak without fear where ur cu|t is majority
Shame on you. I am also Indian. God brought your parents from India and blessed you and your family Be thankful to God and this nation. Also They gave the freedom to talk . How about India 🇮🇳 ask your parents.
Tamil with pseudo ideology, some even hate their own culture
you are genuinely so braindead and lost
What in India are you talking about??
@@tonythomas4003 no clue . this comment makes no sense
No solution to problem in young mind. She will get tamed in due course. Freedom given should be utilized to best of society
What an inspiring speech! A star is born!
Great speech Shruthi Kumar.!!! Congratulations and good luck for great success in your life as you great things for others and the country!
Freedom of speech comes together with responsibility, respect and consideration of the rights of your fellow human kind. "Free Palestine" protests are not reflective of that freedom...
I am Pakistani American, Ms. Das you made me proud of you. Wish you all the best.
Dude, her name isn’t Das. 😂😂😂 Do all Hindus seem like Das to you? 😂
Amazing courageous speech to speak the truth!
POWER to you girl and to all students who protest for freedom, truth, free speech and real democracy! FREE PALESTINE, FREE JULIAN ASSANGE !!
Daughter you are great, that doesn’t mean that you are always correct. What you are now is a gift of Almighty grace.
No one needs to be correct all the time. If we try to be correct all the time ,that is what need to do.
మానవతే మహనీయం❤
Ignorance is bliss.
WOW!
Great performance!
Devi vishwakumar
Very good speech about "Not Knowing"
Yes truly a voice for the 'downtrodden' ❤
Delivering a "great" speech... Even Hitler did that... I'm also an Indian... That doesn't make me blind about the wrong doings of Hamas... Why these people are not opposing the terrorist organisations that use innocent people, hospitals and schools as their human shield???
You are a one dimensional thinker!
Tony you are mistaken. She is talking about freedom of speech. Right to protest peacefully. She did not support Hamas or anyone.
Woke Indian
No, she’s a woke South Asian. We Indians categorically deny her.
Oh look, now even Shruti has spoken against us, now we have to stop this war. - Benjamin Netanyahu 😂😂😂
don’t do politics, Gaza Politics is not for kids.
You are so coward and Fearful that you can not see a "Burning torch" also female of color. Shame on you " So Call "Gyaanee" ??!!
This young lady is the real deal. Common sense, intelligence, integrity, confidence & stunning beauty, & what an amazing orator.
Alright now, this won’t be the last time we hear this voice..You have been called to be a change agent. Be strong and courageous..
Hats off to Shruthi.. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
She is brave but she should have condemned the Hammas, the terrorist group
She is a very impressive public speaker indeed. She will be good enough to be the president of this country. I am a woman physician comes from the same part of the world. My children are doing very well too! I am proud of her. I am proud of the abilities, academic excellence and achievements of people who come from that part of the world. Now the Britishes , the USA and the rest of the world have come to realize the existence of that excellence in their blood after long term condemnation by the British Monarchy.
To face your oppressors with truth, has to be the best feeling. Sound off young lady! You are a voice for so many. Thank you
she'll be the next outstanding leader like Kamala Devi Harris, whose mother is from India.
As a black kid growing up in the inner city of Chicago, I never knew there were black cowboys?
An Indian addressed herself as South Asian. This is the problem of Indians in USA whom ppl sometimes equate with Pakistanis, Bangladeshis due to South Asian tag.
otherwise you would be considered inferior maybe. lol. go get a life.
Her parents have failed her 😔
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South Asian American,
You are amazing young woman!