An annihilation of caste5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ambedkar in his “Annihilation of Caste” wrote about the need to rid India of the caste system not only as a superficial reform, but to be through and out with it in order to achieve political reform. However, the caste system is not a mere division of labour – but a division of labourers ranked one above the other, weighing the worth of humans based on the accident of birth.Īlthough reassuring to think that practices such as untouchability linked to the purity-pollution notions of the caste system have been eradicated in the 21st century, the accuracy of the statement is not just questionable, but veils the reality behind the ever-existing relevance that the caste system still holds over the lives of a large number of people.ĭr. ![]() Caste as a social construct has prevailed in India since ancient times, hierarchically dividing the status and occupations of people. ![]()
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