![]() What is more revolutionary and indomitably courageous about Ambedkar and this work is that he questions the very authority of the vedas, upanishads and manu smritis itself. Although caste, a necessary adjustment by the society to keep the religion intact, has been objected by many other forerunners previously to Ambedkar, from Raja Ram Mohan Roy to Mahatma Gandhi, it has always sprung back with a rejuvenated force, for it derived its root from the fundamental philosophy of the Hinduism. ![]() The boon and the bane of Hinduism is the fact that both the philosophy and religion is so intricately weaved around its core faith. There is an underlying indignation, fierce and untainted, rightfully directed towards years of unwarranted injustice. Lucid, powerful and scholarly the treatise provides a thorough insight of how and why caste plagues the life of millions. ![]() Originally conceived as a speech for Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal, an organization of Caste Hindu Social Reformers, it was later published by Ambedkar himself, for the organization refused to allow him to give his speech in the original form. ![]() It encapsulates the ideas of a rebel of how caste and religion oppresses people - socially, morally and economically. Annihilation of Caste is a prolific work by Dr. ![]()
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