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Annihilation of Caste
- 97 pages · about 2 hours
- First published 1936
- 14 editions
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1 About this book
Annihilation of Caste is an undelivered speech written by B. R. Ambedkar in 1936. The speech was intended to be delivered at an anti-caste convention held in Lahore by Hindu reformers. However, upon reviewing the written speech, the conference organisers deemed it too controversial, quite lengthy and subsequently revoked Ambedkar's invitation to the conference.
Ambedkar proceeded to self-publish the speech, which gained widespread popularity and prompted translations into multiple Indian languages. Since then this speech has been viewed as a manifesto for the abolition of caste system and for social emancipation.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: history and a short read.
- History
- Social science
- Discrimination & Race Relations
- Social classes
- Minority Studies
- Society
- Social conditions
- Hinduism
2 About B. R. Ambedkar
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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