Annihilation of Caste

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

ISBN 10: 9390492734 / ISBN 13: 9789390492732

Published by General Press India, IN, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Annihilation of Caste
• Publisher: General Press India, IN
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9390492734
• ISBN 13: 9789390492732
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 20.32W x 13.34H x 0.83D centimeters 20.32 centimeters width by 13.34 centimeters height by 0.83 centimeters depth
• Weight: 300 grams

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Synopsis

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 of Hindu scriptures, scriptures that sanction a rigidly hierarchical and iniquitous social system. The world's best-known Hindu, Mahatma Gandhi, responded publicly to the provocation.

About the Author

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Modern Buddhist Movement and campaigned against social discrimination in India, striving for equal social rights or Dalits, women and labour. He was independent India's first law minister and the principal architect of the Constitution of India. Ambedkar was a prolific student, earning a law degree and various doctorates from Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and gained a reputation as a scholar for his research in law, economics and political science. In his early career he was an economist, professor, and lawyer. His later life was marked by his political activities, where he became involved in the negotiations for India's independence campaigning by publishing journals advocating political rights and social freedom for untouchables and contributing significantly to the establishment of the state of India. In 1956 he converted to Buddhism, initiating mass conversions of Dalits. In 1990, Ambedkar was posthumously conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. Ambedkar's legacy includes numerous memorials and depictions in popular culture.