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Ambedkar’s India by B. R. Ambedkar

🚀 The Book in 3 Sentences

  1. Three speeches made by Dr. B R Ambedkar on the evil of caste and how to destroy it
  2. A fiery insight into the injustice prevailing in India in the name of Caste
  3. Passionate accusation, condemnation and denunciation of all the perpetrators of Caste in India

🎨 Impressions

A great read where it felt like Ambedkar was taking me on a journey through India and the dark parts of Indian society explaining to me as we go why it is important to change these situations and various ways and ideas on how change can be brought about.

It is an insight into the mind of the great man who wrote the constitution of India. It provides evidence towards how original the constitution and the man who wrote it is and defeats all arguments calling Indian Constitution a copy of British constitution.

It is even more sad to think about the fact that even after 75 years of Independence we still have not scratched the surface on solving the deeply engrained caste problem in India

How I Discovered It

It was available for free on Audible

Who Should Read It?

  • Indians in general who has the inquisitive mind to do so
  • Anyone trying to understand Indian society
  • Critics & Supporters of the caste system
  • Patriots and Well Wishers of the nation

☘️ How the Book Changed Me

  • It added a lot to my perspective about Caste and how important it is to transform this system of injustice for better
  • I had a lot of insight into what is required for the proper functioning of democracy and its survival in a turbulent state like India, how a proper citizen should live in a Democratic Republic etc.
  • The book gave me sufficient inspiration to think about solving this problem at least around me and the places I go.

✍️ My Top 3 Quotes

  • "Bhakti in religion could lead to salvation. But in politics, Bhakti is a sure road to eventual dictatorship.”
  • "In the fight for Swaraj, you fight with the whole nation on your side. In fighting caste system, you stand against the whole nation—and that too, your own.”
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