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4.66 AVERAGE
4.66 AVERAGE
challenging
informative
medium-paced
challenging
informative
reflective
fast-paced
I'm glad I read this book as part of a read along suggested by other bloggers. Being an Indian, I'm surprised that this book wasn't a part of the regular course material growing up. But then, if you read the footnotes in the book, you'll be even more surprised with the omissions of certain facts and backgrounds and philosophies of our admired leaders, that we studied in history and civics.
In this book of his undelivered speech, Dr. Ambedkar has made some compelling arguments regarding the annihilation of caste system in India and how that can actually help our country become stronger. A worthwhile read.
In this book of his undelivered speech, Dr. Ambedkar has made some compelling arguments regarding the annihilation of caste system in India and how that can actually help our country become stronger. A worthwhile read.
Difficult to review such a formative text.
I enjoyed Roy's introduction, in and of itself very informative as well as exceptionally good in setting the context for Dr Ambedkar's undelivered speech. A brief history of caste and anti-caste activism in independent India would also have been very helpful.
A must read, especially for Hindu Savarnas.
I enjoyed Roy's introduction, in and of itself very informative as well as exceptionally good in setting the context for Dr Ambedkar's undelivered speech. A brief history of caste and anti-caste activism in independent India would also have been very helpful.
A must read, especially for Hindu Savarnas.
Wow. I've read about the caste system but never such a deep analysis of the harm it causes Indian society, nor the notion to uproot casteism in its entirety.
Gone is Gandhi's "Harijan" - Ambedkar doesn't want just intermingling, dining together or even just intermarriage among caste.
He is bold enough to argue against the sacred Hindu texts like the Vedas.
Hindus should consider what value the religion and religious practices provide, what traditions, if any, to carry forward, leave the past behind and revolutionise the present to have a casteless society.
Only the annihilation of caste can aid in attain self rule or Swaraj for India.
More to follow.
Gone is Gandhi's "Harijan" - Ambedkar doesn't want just intermingling, dining together or even just intermarriage among caste.
He is bold enough to argue against the sacred Hindu texts like the Vedas.
Hindus should consider what value the religion and religious practices provide, what traditions, if any, to carry forward, leave the past behind and revolutionise the present to have a casteless society.
Only the annihilation of caste can aid in attain self rule or Swaraj for India.
More to follow.
“The best of men cannot be moral if the basis of the relationship between them and their fellows is fundamentally a wrong relationship. To a slave his master may be better or worse. But there cannot be a good master. A good man cannot be a master and a master cannot be a good man. The same applies to the relationship between high caste and low caste.”
Amazing text by Dr. Ambedkar. Before economic or political reform, he argues, social reform must come first. This was my introduction to Ambedkar and I am excited to read more from him.
Amazing text by Dr. Ambedkar. Before economic or political reform, he argues, social reform must come first. This was my introduction to Ambedkar and I am excited to read more from him.
Truly glad I was able to read a chunk of it in one go, the academic language+ citations were a little too unwieldy for me to grasp but thanks to the YouTube audiobook I finally finished it. What a life changing book. What a considerate look at reformation of Hindu religion for the sake of its people + India
Read this if you want to break the shackles of brahminised history fed to us since childhood. Read this to break the imposed normalcy. It took 20 years to break my delusion.
http://roundtableindia.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7283:an-open-letter-to-ms-arundhati-roy&catid=119&Itemid=132
5 stars is for the Ambedkar essay. It was also good to read this letter alongside and keep in mind when reading Roy's "intro" which is really just half the book.
5 stars is for the Ambedkar essay. It was also good to read this letter alongside and keep in mind when reading Roy's "intro" which is really just half the book.
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
True eye-opener for anyone who wants to learn more about caste and how it operates.