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Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste: A Volte Face on the Socially Pre-served Doctrine of Caste

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Dr. Pallavi Thakur,Dr Rafraf Shakil
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.5.057

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In Indian society, caste inequality was first articulated by Dr. Ambedkar. He was of the opinion that caste can never be used as a foundation. Then again, he worked for the 'obliteration of rank' since he accepted that whatever is based on standing will make disparity inside (Hiwrale, 2020, p.79).Annihilation of Caste is a commentary on the restricting caste system that revered upper caste as supreme and repudiated lower caste as untouchables. It lays bare the atrocities inflicted by the upper castes on the subaltern and how caste prevents the conservative Hindus from forming a real society. It proclaims that social reform plays an instrumental role in bringing political and eco-nomic reform in a society. The speech not only underscores the limitations of caste system but also brings forth a solution to an all-pervasive epidemic of caste in India. The paper makes an attempt to examine the remedies suggested by Ambedkar to i) eradicate caste differences in the society ii) up-grade the Hindu priesthood and iii) develop an ideal Hindu society.

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