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Annihilation of Caste is an undelivered speech written by B. R. Ambedkar in 1936. The speech was intended to be delivered at an anti-caste convention held in Lahore by Hindu reformers. However, upon reviewing the written speech, the conference organizers deemed it too controversial, and subsequently revoked Ambedkar's invitation to the conference.
Ambedkar published his book Annihilation of Caste on 15 May 1936. [55] It strongly criticised Hindu orthodox religious leaders and the caste system in general, [56] [57] and included "a rebuke of Gandhi" on the subject. [58]
B. R. Ambedkar in 1918. Ambedkar believed that ethnically, all people are heterogeneous. According to him, the Indian Peninsula has not only a geographic unity, but also a deeper and a much more fundamental cultural unity. The unity of culture is the basis of homogeneity, which makes the problem of caste difficult to be explained.
[30] [31] The Dalit movement also made Ambedkar a powerful symbol for emancipation. Following his ideas of Annihilation of Caste, Dalit leaders and activists fought against untouchability and exclusion, and strove for self-assertion, dignity and legal protection from the state. [32]
Gopal Baba Walangkar was born into a family of Mahar caste [1] around 1840 at Ravdul, near Mahad in what is now Raigad district, Maharashtra.He was related to Ramabai, who in 1906 married the polymathic social reformer, B. R. Ambedkar.
Who Were the Shudras? is a history book published by Indian social reformer and polymath B. R. Ambedkar in 1946. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The book discusses the origin of the Shudra Varna . Ambedkar dedicated the book to Jyotirao Phule (1827–1890).
She was a visiting professor and coordinator at the School of Social Justice, University of Pune, and a fellow at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. Gail Omvedt was a former chair professor for the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair of Social Change and Development at IGNOU. Omvedt died on 25 August 2021 in Maharashtra at the age of 80. [8 ...
Annai Meenambal (L), Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (C) and Rao Bahadur N. Sivaraj (R) during "The All India SCF women's conference" held at Bombay, on May 6, 1945. Scheduled Castes Federation (SCF) was an organisation in India founded by B. R. Ambedkar in 1942 to campaign for the rights of the Dalit community. An executive body of All India SCF was ...