An Undelivered Speech: Annihilation of Caste
Annihilation of Caste, and Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development
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Narrated by:
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Siddhartha Valicharla
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Written by:
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Dr B.R. Ambedkar
About this listen
The most famous speech that was never delivered, "Annihilation of Cast", by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, along with his paper Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development, combined to form one cohesive audiobook, the way Babasaheb envisioned it.
Acknowledgements:
Rahul Borde for his rendition of Sanskrit Verses that can be heard toward the end of "Annihilation of Cast"
Audio engineer: Kevin Cleland
Studio: LA Digital Recording
Finally, this project would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of the Ambedkarite community here in America.
Jai Bhim! Jai Bharat!
©1936 Govt of India - Ministry of External Affairs (P)2021 Siddhartha ValicharlaPeople who bought this also bought...
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- ram
- 30-06-22
An epic piece of work that should be mandatory
an epic piece of work narrated beautifully. excellent pacing. siddhartha makes ambedkar come alive. this should be mandatory read out in schools and nations everywhere. take a bow siddartha.
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An eye opener
Will be uncomfortable for many but its a poison one must take to purity ones mindset.
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- Akshay
- 10-08-21
a NECESSARY read for all Indians - Hindu or not.
Ambedkar's criticism of Hinduism, to an intellectually honest man, has to be convincing. Whether you agree with his solutions or not, it is impossible to disagree with his observations of the evil doing of Caste - which is undoubtedly an integral part of Hinduism and for Hindus, consciously or subconsciously.
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- Rahul
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Worth a Read
Not a particularly detailed read but one must read this just to get the idea of what actually used to happen.
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- andrew vijay kumar
- 01-12-22
Fantastic Book - A Must Read for everyone!
B.R. Ambedkar is by far the best author known to me. His authority in the language of English and knowledge of the subject is simply commendable.
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- Arun Narasimhan
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Very important reading
Everybody should read this book somehow or the other. It exposes one of the frameworks underlying daily life in India and exposes what has been hidden from the modern Indian despite being so important.
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- Rajat Roy
- 11-11-21
Most authentic book on caste system in India
Ambedkar explanation and deep insights into caste system is unmatched. His words on caste system and caste problems should be taken as final word
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- Pratap
- 17-05-23
The Grim Reality of India's Social Foundations
This is a must read for every Indian (regardless of which era they belong to), if not for every person in the world. A great introduction into the literature around caste, Dr. Ambedkar was clearly a revolutionary of his time, and his systematic dismantling of arguments for the caste system by his adversaries is a work of marvel. This book was relevant back then, but even more now as we dwell in a world which is supposedly modern but continues to harbour such archaic practices.
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- Kamal Vaghela
- 12-01-24
Great Historical Speech of Dr. Ambedkar.. Every Indian must listen this..
I would like to admire and Appriciate Siddhartha Valicharla and Associate team of Audable
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