Annihilation of Caste
by B. R. Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ambedkar
Annihilation of Caste is B. R. Ambedkar's undelivered 1936 speech against the caste system, self-published in 1,500 copies on 15 May 1936 after a Lahore reform group withdrew his invitation. Enlarged editions followed in 1937 and 1944, and Navayana issued an annotated edition in 2014.
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- B. R. Ambedkar (self-published), 1936
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- B. R. Ambedkar (self-published), 1936
The first edition of Annihilation of Caste by B. R. Ambedkar was published in Bombay by B. R. Ambedkar (self-published) in 1936. We track 2 editions.
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More by B. R. Ambedkar
- Pakistan or Partition of India1945 · 1 edition
- What Congress and Gandhi Have Done to the Untouchables1945 · 1 edition
- Who Were the Shudras?1946 · 1 edition
- The Buddha and His Dhamma1974 · 2 editions
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Writings and Speeches1979 · 1 edition
- Ambedkar2003 · 1 edition
- Castes in India2009 · 1 edition
- Waiting for a Visa2018 · 1 edition
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The first edition of Annihilation of Caste by B. R. Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ambedkar was published in Bombay by B. R. Ambedkar (self-published) in 1936.
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