{"product_id":"who-were-the-shudras-by-dr-b-r-ambedkar-english-paperback","title":"Who Were The Shudras? - by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (English - Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWho Were The Shudras?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a groundbreaking historical and sociological work by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, written in 1946, that re-examines the origins, decline, and political marginalization of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShudras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book, Dr. Ambedkar investigates the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecaste system\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003epower dynamics between Brahmins and Shudras\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emythology that shaped untouchability and varna hierarchy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He dedicates the work to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJyotirao Phule\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and continues the legacy of fighting caste-based injustice through evidence, logic, and critique.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e🧠 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat This Book Offers\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHistorical Debunking:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmbedkar draws from Indian scriptures like the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVedas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eManusmriti\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to argue that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShudras were originally Kshatriyas or Aryan kings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, degraded due to Brahmanical conflict.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCaste, Conflict and Suppression:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book explores how caste became institutionalized and how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eritual, theology, and manipulation of history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were used to disempower a class of rulers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCritique of Aryan Migration Theory:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmbedkar offers a counter-narrative to Indo-Aryan migration and racial origin theories, challenging colonial and Brahmanical historiography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFight for Equality and Reform:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not only a historical account, but a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esocial justice manifesto\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, intended to awaken readers to the caste-based discrimination still prevalent today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead this book to understand the origins of oppression — and the blueprint for equality.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Prabhat Prakashan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52797568319804,"sku":"9355711808","price":300.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/8375\/2764\/files\/0_be5e9468-8be7-48b1-9e0c-cb80440657b9.jpg?v=1772012867","url":"https:\/\/prabhatprakashan.in\/products\/who-were-the-shudras-by-dr-b-r-ambedkar-english-paperback","provider":"Prabhat Prakashan Private Limited","version":"1.0","type":"link"}