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4.66 AVERAGE
4.66 AVERAGE
I learned about Dr. Ambedkar in my history classes as a mere cursory glance. This book opened my eyes and gave me the language to articulate so many things that I only understood peripherally. My upbringing in India as a non-Hindu allowed me the privilege to be a bystander, yet benefit from certain casteist ideologies but it was never questioned and it barely even exists within the cognizance of the general masses. Despite problematic colonialist messaging towards adivasi groups and other tribes underlying the overall fervor, given the zeitgeist of an India on the cusp of Independence from the British Raj, I think Dr. Ambedkar still captures the key ideas about what ails Hindutva.
I wish I read this earlier, but Arundhati Roy’s excellent and poignant foreword and stellar annotations make up for all the time I was ignorant of Dr. Ambedkar’s powerful message.
I wish I read this earlier, but Arundhati Roy’s excellent and poignant foreword and stellar annotations make up for all the time I was ignorant of Dr. Ambedkar’s powerful message.
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I'd rate this book higher if I could. Dr. Ambedkar's work is very detailed, well researched and a must-read for every Indian, especially every Hindu.
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This book is a speech prepared by Dr Ambedkar for his presidency over one of the sessions of the Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal in Lahore. The speech is a scathing review of the then extant Caste system in India and a point by point solution of how it could be abolished. Dr Ambedkar sheds light on the diff in Caste, Varna and Vedic Varna. It's an essential read for every Savarna to understand the political and social implications of the pernicious caste system.
Apart from being an incisive and no-bullshit political proclamation, this is just a really good speech.
This is a beautiful deconstruction of caste and why it's evil. The fact that Brahmins are reluctant revolutionaries because they have the most to lose in the event of a societal upheaval is spot on. Too many people wander through life without thinking about why they participate in the systems around them, and I'd be wrong if I said I'm not (or rather, wasn't) one of them. This book is grade A food for thought, and I'll probably be tapping it for pearls in the future.
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Roy’s introduction is thought provoking and educative. Ambedkar’s essay is detailed and skewering of Hinduism and caste. The letters at the end showcase his passion and bite as he takes a challenge from Gandhi.