Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (1891-1956) was the first highly educated (Ph.D., Columbia University), politically prominent member of the Hindu "Untouchable" castes.
Dr. Ambedkar wrote "The Annihilation of Caste" for the 1936 meeting of a group of liberal Hindu caste-reformers in Lahore. After reviewing the speech, conference organizers revoked Dr. Ambedkar's invitation. He then self-published the work, which became an immediate classic.
The Multimedia Study Environment includes "The Annihilation of Caste," edited for classroom use by Fran Pritchett; her explanatory annotations; and several other major texts by Dr. Ambedkar.
In fall 2005 several improvements were made to the site. Faculty interview videos were added and the timeline and many annotations were improved.
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