A review by floydian
Annihilation of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar

5.0

“Caste System is not merely a division of labour. It is also a division of labourers.”

This book, as the name suggests, is about how caste system is a worst nightmare for those who come in its radar. About how caste has oppressed people from ages and is continuing in doing so.

Originally written to address the members of Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal (organisation of caste reformers) but later published by Ambedkar himself as the whole event was cancelled concerning how controversial the whole speech can get.

Caste system was a necessary adjustment needed to keep the sanity of religion. Ambedkar ji challenges the core if it. He questions the very authority of the Shastras & the Vedas. He questions the underlying rules to be a part of hindu religion. He even questions the principles of Mahatma gandhi whom many preach and which such elegance.

“All are slaves of the Caste System. But all the slaves are not equal in status.”

This book is one of the finest material if you want to deep dive and study the intricate way in which caste and religion goes hand in hand & pollute our minds. It should be a part of the CBSE curriculum so that we can break the caste system from the very beginning.

Verdict: Enlighten yourself so that we can dream of a nation where people get what they deserve irrespective of which caste and religion they are born in.