Summary and Commentary on “Annihilation of Caste” by Dr Ambedkar

Ambedkar in his speech/writing had started with the basic idea of why social/religious reform is necessary before any sort of political reform. This idea looks very valid when seen from the point of view that if the ruling class in the politically reformed country can’t ensure basic human rights because of the lack of social reforms than that kind of political reform will fail. The establishment of National Congress and Social Conference to counter the evils of that era highlights this divide between political reformist and social reformist. But Ambedkar points out that the social reformist failed because they focused on Hindu family reforms rather than the overall Hindu society reforms because it better served the purpose of the members of Social Conference who were mostly upper caste Brahmins. Their concern was not the condition of Sudras in the society as they were not part of the problem. On the other half of this political debate were the socialist who believed that the economic reforms could only bring about other kinds of reforms. The example of Rome where even after all forms of reservation, the religious institution were ruled by the elite and the proletariat’s belief in religion superseded everything so much so that they were ready to forgo their own good. Also in the context of India, <a href="https://ayushkrai.medium.com/summary-and-commentary-on-annihilation-of-caste-98d707cfcd94">Website</a>