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"What the Communist Manifesto is to the capitalist world, Annihilation of Caste is to India." --Anand Teltumbde, author of The Persistence of Caste

Annihilation of Caste is a seminal work by the Indian social reformer, Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Originally written as a speech, the book examines the deeply entrenched caste system in India and argues for its complete abolition. Dr Ambedkar exposes the injustices and inequalities... Read Full Overview

""Annihilation of Caste With A Reply to Mahatma Gandhi"" is a seminal work by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a leading figure in the Indian independence movement and the architect of India's Constitution. Originally written as a speech in 1936, this text addresses the deep-rooted issue of... Read Full Overview

Ambedkar's work goes beyond mere criticism; it is a thorough analysis and an uncompromising indictment of the caste system and the social injustices it perpetuates.
In this text, Ambedkar argues that the caste system is fundamentally incompatible with the ideals of equality,... Read Full Overview

"""Indifferentism is the worst kind of disease..." Dr B. R. Ambedkar was a politician and social reformer. He was the chief architect of the Constitution of India and the first Law Minister of India. He has written a series of essays where he has spoken about untouchability and... Read Full Overview

Annihilation of Caste is a speech prepared by B. R. Ambedkar in 1936 but never delivered. It was written for the 1936 Lahore conference of a group of liberal Hindu caste-reformers. Ambedkar has adopted a very firm position and attempted to make topics such as Caste, Religion,... Read Full Overview

The readers will recall the fact that Dr. Ambedkar was to have presided last May at the annual conference of the Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal of Lahore. But the conference itself was cancelled because Dr. Ambedkar's address was found by the Reception Committee to be unacceptable. How... Read Full Overview

B.R. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important, yet neglected, works of political writing from India. Written in 1936, it is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and its caste system. Ambedkar - a figure like W.E.B. Du Bois - offers a scholarly critique... Read Full Overview

B. R. Ambadkar's Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important works of political writing from India. Written in 1936, it is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and its caste system. The edition includes "A Vindication of Caste by Mahatma Gandhi", Sant Ram's response to... Read Full Overview

Ambedkar's work goes beyond mere criticism; it is a thorough analysis and an uncompromising indictment of the caste system and the social injustices it perpetuates.
In this text, Ambedkar argues that the caste system is fundamentally incompatible with the ideals of equality,... Read Full Overview

""Annihilation of Caste With A Reply to Mahatma Gandhi"" is a seminal work by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a leading figure in the Indian independence movement and the architect of India's Constitution. Originally written as a speech in 1936, this text addresses the deep-rooted issue of... Read Full Overview