A fierce, intellectual, and revolutionary treatise that systematically exposes the psychological, moral, and sociological damage inflicted by the Hindu caste system.

Annihilation of Caste is the full text of a speech prepared by Dr. Ambedkar in 1936 for the annual conference of the Hindu reform group, the Jat-Pat Todak Mandal (Society for the Abolition of the Caste System). The speech was ultimately withdrawn by the organizers due to its radical, uncompromising critique of the Hindu scriptures and their justification of caste.

The book moves beyond merely advocating for inter-caste dining and marriage; it asserts that the caste system is inherently flawed, dehumanizing, and must be absolutely destroyed (“annihilated”) to achieve social equality in India. Ambedkar argues that the real enemy is not untouchability alone, but the religious sanction given to the hierarchical system. Written with clarity and powerful logic, it challenges both conservative Hindus and reformist Hindus who wished to preserve the system while merely mitigating its worst effects.