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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.

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.
Where to read it
Topics
- Dr. Ambedkar
- Caste discrimination
- Religion and culture
