A review by krishnu
Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development by B.R. Ambedkar

5.0

When I first picked up "The Annihilation of Caste", I had negative preconceptions about it. If you have observed the Indian political landscape long enough, you will understand that Ambedkar's name is popularly used by proponents of a certain brand of politics. Over the last three days, I've ploughed through 3 of his works. emerging humbler and more knowledgeable and most importantly,more Indian, that I was before.This essay should have been titled "The Unravelling of Caste". If annihilation of caste was a discourse on the question 'Why should caste be eliminated?' This books delves into the question, 'How did caste system came into being?'

I recommend scribbling and organising ideas along with the ones from the other two books.
But one question remains:Where would these discourses find a place, in a Post-Reservation-India?