Castes in India by B R Ambedkar
Evils like rigid caste system and religious fanaticism have existed in India since a long time. Dr B.R. Ambedkar has accomplished a tremendous work out of making the voices of the people of the scheduled caste heard. He has been one of the social reformers who stood fearlessly against so many difficulties but only spoke what was stark reality. This made everyone sit up and take note of how a stagnant way of dividing the society was keeping the country away for accelerating on the path to progress. With the help of this book, he has tried to bring about a clarity in the concept that the origin of caste system was based on the idea of division of labour, but over a period of time it has become so rigid that it has established itself as a hierarchy and now it is simply division of labourers.Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, politician, philosopher, anthropologist, historian, orator, economist, and editor who was also known as Babasaheb. He was also the Chairperson of the Indian Constitution Drafting Committee. Born from a impoverished Mahar (Untouchable caste) family, Ambedkar devoted his entire life battling against social inequality, the Hindu caste system, and the Chaturvarna system (the categorization of Hindu society into four varnas). He became a Buddhist, and is credited with igniting the conversion of hundreds of thousands of untouchables to Theravada Buddhism. In 1990, India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, was bestowed on Ambedkar posthumously.
Ambedkar became one of India's first outcasts to receive a college degree after overcoming severe social and financial difficulties. Ambedkar earned a reputation as a scholar and practiced law for a few years after gaining law degrees and numerous doctorates for his study and research in law, economics, and political science from Columbia University and the London School of Economics. He later campaigned by publishing journals promoting political rights and social freedom for India's so-called untouchables. Some Indian Buddhists consider him a Bodhisattva, despite the fact that he never claimed to be one.
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| ISBN 13 | 9789390736676 |
| ISBN 10 | 9390736676 |
| Title | Castes in India |
| Author | B R Ambedkar |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | True Sign Publishing House |
| Year published | 2021-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
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