One of the most inflammatory writings of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar,
'Annihilation of Caste' remains a strident indictment of the Indian
society and its social stratification where the lowest segment was
treated as untouchable. A lecture that was never permitted to be given
because of its incendiary nature, 'Annihilation of Caste' was
self-published and immediately became the eye of a storm. Radically
against the Brahmanical caste system and Hinduism, it argued for a
society based on equal opportunities for all. This volume posits
Ambedkar's views on caste vis-à-vis Mahatma Gandhi's 'Harijans', and
presents the debate that the two luminaries engaged in. Read in this
context, the book provides an overview of the problem of caste in India.