Anand s editor introduction (2 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. ant cri edition. 415 pages. 6.00x4.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Translated ed. Hardback small thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minimal edgewear, remainder spot, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (Brodart). 415 pp. The annotated critical edition (edited by S. Anand, 2014) of 'Annihilation of Caste' by B. R. Ambedkar, a classic controversial book initially published in 1936. The lengthy introductory essay, 'The Doctor and the Saint', by Arundhati Roy (179p) argues that this book bridged the gap between what most Indians are schooled to believe and the reality experienced in every day life. It is one of the most important works of Indian political writing. It is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and the caste system that infuriated Mahatma Gandhi, yet has remained a rallying cry for 60 years. Roy looks at how caste has persisted through modern Indian history, and why the words of Ambedkar are necessary today more than ever if India is to become a world-leading nation. Ambedkar was an untouchable who oversaw the Indian Constitution as the first Law Minister. …