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A review by arcoftym
Riddles in Hinduism by B.R. Ambedkar, Kancha Ilaiah
5.0
The research Ambedkar has done is astounding. Even though I skipped some parts where there are quotes from scriptures, I absolutely read every bit put forward by Ambedkar.
It is important to read this book in the context of history. Today, lot of research has been done on history of Ancient India but during Ambedkar's time that was clearly not the case. Moreover, he does have his own biases which again is to be expected from any historical work. Despite of all these things, he has gone over almost every scripture with a comb and tried to untangle the mess that is Hindu scriptures. This book should be made part of syllabus for study of Indian history. Even at University level, this book was hardly talked about and I am sure it has to do with how it attack core idea of Hinduism.
I will be rereading this book again few years down the line for sure.
It is important to read this book in the context of history. Today, lot of research has been done on history of Ancient India but during Ambedkar's time that was clearly not the case. Moreover, he does have his own biases which again is to be expected from any historical work. Despite of all these things, he has gone over almost every scripture with a comb and tried to untangle the mess that is Hindu scriptures. This book should be made part of syllabus for study of Indian history. Even at University level, this book was hardly talked about and I am sure it has to do with how it attack core idea of Hinduism.
I will be rereading this book again few years down the line for sure.