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4.66 AVERAGE
4.66 AVERAGE
informative
medium-paced
5 stars is not enough
the things I would do to this book if it were a person
the things I would do to this book if it were a person
In awe of the originality and clarity of thought presented by Ambedkar.
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
No rating for seminal pieces of historical value
informative
fast-paced
The book was on fire.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is unquestionably one of the greatest thinkers of the human species. The idea of having all these thoughts at an age were 99 percentage of people were fundamentalists, is the living proof of his genius.
The man questioned and changed my entire perspective of religion, caste and life in general.
I especially loved the appendix portions where there was a dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar. That portion was truly and irrevocably one of the best exchange of ideas I have ever read.
I understood and acknowledge that my view on the world is totally narrow and there is always more to learn.
Jai Bhim.
P.S : I sincerely hope that no one brands Ambedkar as a leader of a particular caste and that everyone read him without neglection.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is unquestionably one of the greatest thinkers of the human species. The idea of having all these thoughts at an age were 99 percentage of people were fundamentalists, is the living proof of his genius.
The man questioned and changed my entire perspective of religion, caste and life in general.
I especially loved the appendix portions where there was a dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar. That portion was truly and irrevocably one of the best exchange of ideas I have ever read.
I understood and acknowledge that my view on the world is totally narrow and there is always more to learn.
Jai Bhim.
P.S : I sincerely hope that no one brands Ambedkar as a leader of a particular caste and that everyone read him without neglection.
This work is a study in rational, persuasive writing. It would be best appreciated by Indians with Marxist sympathies.
I was honestly unable to fully appreciate the scholarship of AoC. The prolific footnotes were occasionally helpful in defining terms, but for someone who wasn't reared in this intellectual tradition, the distinctions between caste and varna, or nuances in the interpretation of shastras, for example, were lost on me. That said, the 200-page introduction provided by Arundhati Roy provides some much-needed historical context for beginning to understand AoC. I'd like to revisit this text after reading John Dewey (a teacher and mentor of Ambedkar) and some Vedic literature.
I was honestly unable to fully appreciate the scholarship of AoC. The prolific footnotes were occasionally helpful in defining terms, but for someone who wasn't reared in this intellectual tradition, the distinctions between caste and varna, or nuances in the interpretation of shastras, for example, were lost on me. That said, the 200-page introduction provided by Arundhati Roy provides some much-needed historical context for beginning to understand AoC. I'd like to revisit this text after reading John Dewey (a teacher and mentor of Ambedkar) and some Vedic literature.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I don't understand the book completely and might reread it in future but It gives an idea of what caste is and places theories on why it might have came to exist among masses. This is written by Dr. Ambedkar as a work from such a Scholar no wonder it is well articulated and presents it's argument well. It was a informative read.
challenging
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emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced