Who Were the Shudras? : How They Came to Be the Fourth Varna in the Indi-Aryan Society

ABOUT THE BOOK:- This book is the first reprint edition of great reformist, farsighted and the father of Indian Constitution Dr. B R Ambedkar. He had treasure of knowledge which he used to frame the Constitution of the largest democracy of the world, India. One of his book “Who were the Shudras?”, which was originally published in the year 1946 is again in front of the readers in the same format and style in which it was published originally. This book deals with the Following Chapters: The Riddle of the Shudras, The Brahmanic Theory of the Origin of the Shudras, The Brahmanic Theory of the Status of the Shudras, Shudras versus Aryans, Aryans Against Aryans,Shudras and Dasas, The Shudras were Kshatriyas, The Number of Varnas, Three or Four?, Brahmins versus Shudras, The Degradation of the Shudras, The Story of Reconciliation, The Theory in the Crucible. This book is a unique source of information for the Institutions, Libraries, Universities, Scholars and Researchers of Political Science, Modern History, Social Work, Dalit Studies. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Bhimrao Ambedkar was born to Bhimabai Sakpal and Ramji on 14 April 1891 in Madhya Pradesh. He was the architects of the Indian Constitution. He was a well-known politician and an eminent jurist. Ambedkar’s efforts to eradicate the social evils like untouchablity and caste restrictions were remarkable. The leader, throughout his life, fought for the rights of the dalits and other socially backward classes. Ambedkar was appointed as the nation’s first Law Minister in the Cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor in 1990. Since 1954-55 Ambedkar was suffering from serious health problems including diabetes and weak eyesight. On 6 December, 1956 he died at his home in Delhi. CONTENTS:- PREFACE I. THE RIDDLE OF THE SHUDRAS 1 II. TRE BRAHMANIC THEORY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE SHUDRAS 22 III. THE BRAHMANIC THEORY OF THE STATUS OF THE SHUDRAS 29 IV. SHUDRAS versus ARYANH 56 V. ARYANS AGAINST ARYANS 88 VI. SHUDRAS AND DASAR 104 VII. THE SHUDRAS WERE KSHATRIYAS 121 VIII. THE NUMEER OF VARNAS, THREE OR FOUR? 145 IX. BRAHMINS versus SHUDRAS 155 X. THE DEGRADATION OF THE SHUDRAS 177 XI. THE STORY OF RECONCILIATION 216 XII. THE THEORY IN THE CRUCIBLE 289 APPENDICES 246 INDEX 252 The Title 'Who Were the Shudras? : How They Came to Be the Fourth Varna in the Indi-Aryan Society written/authored/edited by Dr B R Ambedkar', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351282716 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 279 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Ambedkar / Dalit. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-