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Annihilation of Caste

The address Dr. Ambedkar wrote for the Jat-Pat Todak Mandal in 1936 and never delivered, arguing that caste is not a division of labour but a division of labourers, and that it cannot be reformed, only annihilated.

The Annotated Critical Edition

By B. R. Ambedkar

Author
B. R. Ambedkar
Publisher
Navayana
Edition
2014
First published
1936
ISBN
9788189059637Look this edition up on Open Library.
Cover art via Open Library.

Read across 2 sessions

  • Annihilation of Caste, continued

    A second session on Annihilation of Caste, carrying on the circle's reading of Dr. Ambedkar's 1936 address.

  • Annihilation of Caste

    The reading circle turned to Annihilation of Caste, the undelivered 1936 address in which Dr. Ambedkar sets out why caste cannot be reformed, only ended.

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Topics

  • Dr. Ambedkar
  • Caste discrimination
  • Religion and culture