He was a man they could do business with, and he was harmless to them. His activities served British interests more than Indian ones. The British always seemed to love him and give him fame and popularity. And since then, the word has carried more negative than neutral connotations. Throughout history, propaganda has always been evident in social movements such as American independence, the French Revolution, and especially during wartime and the Second World War. So, if you compare the academic credentials of Ambedkar and Gandhi, any neutral person can tell who is going to be right on most occasions. His first attempt at college failed when he dropped out of Arts College, but he later went to London to study law at the University College and completed his degree successfully after 3 years. Contrary to this, Gandhi was an average student, not very good at academics or in any sporting activities. So, he had the analytical skills to synthesise his readings and his experiences into something cohesive and persuasive.īeing a famous and influential person, some people assume Mahatma Gandhi was among the brightest students in his school. Ambedkar had read widely in sociology, economics, philosophy, and history. He was the first person from South Asia to have been conferred a Ph.D. He doesn’t reject socialism but believes that the feelings of equality, fraternity, and justice can never be achieved until the caste system prevails.Apart from two master's degrees and a bar-at-law, Ambedkar had four doctoral degrees-two doctoral degrees from Columbia University and the London School of Economics-plus he knew several European languages and quite a few Indian languages, including Sanskrit and Pali.

He calls out the fallacies of socialists. Ambedkar asserted that caste is not just based on the division of labour but also the division of labourers. It is a scholarly critique of the Vedas and shastras-scriptures that sanction the world’s most hierarchical and iniquitous social system.Īmbedkar was a prominent lawyer, economist, politician, social reformer, civil rights leader, and the architect of the Indian Constitution.

It is one of the most important works of political writing from India, an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and its caste system. Annihilation of Caste is Ambedkar's anti-caste utopia, an articulate masterpiece with conceptual clarity and political and social understanding.

An annihilation of caste