He said that 'the superposition of endogamy on exogamy means the creation of caste'.ĭr.Ramani had rendered the two speeches as part of the Audio Book Project Ramani Audio Books. In the paper, Ambedkar made a presentation of a social phenomenon that emerged from the strategy of the Brahmins who adopted a strictly endogamous matrimonial regime, leading the other groups to do the same in order to emulate this self-proclaimed elite. Born an Untouchable - the lowest element of Indian society deemed to. Ambedkar at an anthropological seminar of Alexander Goldenweiser in New York on. Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was one of the most remarkable figures in the 20th century. Ambedkar, a very renowned political leader, distinguished jurist, Buddhist activist, philosopher, anthropologist, historian, orator, writer, economist, scholar, and editor. The work is considered a classic and is being re-evaluated time and again.Ĭastes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development was a paper read by B. First published in May 1936, ‘Annihilation of Caste’ is a work of political writing that spoke against the caste system and Hindu orthodox religious leaders, written by Dr. After reviewing the speech's controversiality, conference organizers revoked Ambedkar's invitation. He wrote Annihilation of Caste for the 1936 meeting of a group of liberal Hindu caste-reformers in Lahore. Annihilation of Caste is an undelivered speech written in 1936 by Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who headed the committee drafting the Constitution of India from the Constituent Assembly debates, served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru, and inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement after renouncing Hinduism. Ambedkar Publication details: New Delhi : Rupa Publications, 2018 Description: XI, 146 : 978-93-5304-077- (s): Social.

Annihilation of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar