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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches

Vol. 7

Who Were the Shudras?; The Untouchables

31 chapters · 406 pages

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Contents

  1. Front matterpp. 1–25
  2. PREFACE - Dr. B.R. Ambedkarpp. 26–39
  3. Chapter I. THE RIDDLE OF THE SHUDRASpp. 40–55
  4. II. the Brahmanic Theory of the Origin of the Shudraspp. 56–60
  5. III. the Brahmanic Theory of the Status of the Shudraspp. 61–83
  6. IV . Shudras versus Aryanspp. 84–104
  7. V . Aryans Against Aryanspp. 105–119
  8. VI. Shudras and Dasaspp. 120–132
  9. VII. the Shudras Were Kshatriyaspp. 133–150
  10. VIII. the Number of Varnas, Three or Four?pp. 151–158
  11. IX. Brahmins versus Shudraspp. 159–174
  12. X. the Degradation of the Shudraspp. 175–204
  13. XI. the Story of Reconciliationpp. 205–222
  14. XII. the Theory in the Cruciblepp. 223–247
  15. The UntouchablesTitle pages and contentspp. 248–257
  16. Prefacepp. 258–267
  17. The Untouchables · Part I — A Comparative SurveyChapter I. Untouchability Among Non-Hinduspp. 268–274
  18. Chapter II. Untouchability Among Hinduspp. 275–289
  19. The Untouchables · Part II — Problem of HabitatChapter III. Why Do the Untouchables Live Outside the Village?pp. 290–296
  20. Chapter IV. Are the Untouchables Broken Men?pp. 297–299
  21. Chapter V. Are There Parallel Cases?pp. 300–302
  22. Chapter VI. How Did Separate Settlements for Broken Men Disappear Elsewhere?pp. 303–307
  23. The Untouchables · Part III — Old Theories of the Origin of UntouchabilityChapter VII. Racial Difference as the Origin of Untouchabilitypp. 308–323
  24. Chapter VIII. Occupational Origin of Untouchabilitypp. 324–329
  25. The Untouchables · Part IV — New Theories of the Origin of UntouchabilityChapter IX. Contempt for Buddhists as the Root of Untouchabilitypp. 330–336
  26. Chapter X. Beef Eating as the Root of Untouchabilitypp. 337–341
  27. The Untouchables · Part V — The New Theories and Some QuestionsChapter XI. Did the Hindus Never Eat Beef?pp. 342–347
  28. Chapter XII. Why Did Non-Brahmins Give Up Beef-Eating?pp. 348–352
  29. Chapter XIII. What Made the Brahmins Become Vegetarians?pp. 353–368
  30. Chapter XIV. Why Should Beef-Eating Make Broken Men Untouchables?pp. 369–377
  31. The Untouchables · Part VI — Untouchability and the Date of its BirthChapter XV. The Impure and the Untouchablespp. 378–388
  32. Chapter XVI. When Did Broken Men Become Untouchables?pp. 389–406