Beef Brahmins And Broken Men

Author : B. R. Ambedkar
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231551519

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Beef, Brahmins, and Broken Men by B. R. Ambedkar Pdf

One of twentieth-century India’s great polymaths, statesmen, and militant philosophers of equality, B. R. Ambedkar spent his life battling Untouchability and instigating the end of the caste system. In his 1948 book The Untouchables, he sought to trace the origin of the Dalit caste. Beef, Brahmins, and Broken Men is an annotated selection from this work, just as relevant now, when the oppression of and discrimination against Dalits remains pervasive. Ambedkar offers a deductive, and at times a speculative, history to propose a genealogy of Untouchability. He contends that modern-day Dalits are descendants of those Buddhists who were fenced out of caste society and rendered Untouchable by a resurgent Brahminism since the fourth century BCE. The Brahmins, whose Vedic cult originally involved the sacrifice of cows, adapted Buddhist ahimsa and vegetarianism to stigmatize outcaste Buddhists who were consumers of beef. The outcastes were soon relegated to the lowliest of occupations and prohibited from participation in civic life. To unearth this lost history, Ambedkar undertakes a forensic examination of a wide range of Brahminic literature. Heavily annotated with an emphasis on putting Ambedkar and recent scholarship into conversation, Beef, Brahmins, and Broken Men assumes urgency as India witnesses unprecedented violence against Dalits and Muslims in the name of cow protection.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8189059963

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Beef, Brahmins and Broken Men by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dr B.R. Ambedkar
Publisher : Ssoft Group, INDIA
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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THE UNTOUCHABLES by Dr B.R. Ambedkar Pdf

Who were they and why they became UNTOUCHABLES ? This is the digital copy of "THE UNTOUCHABLES". a book wrote by The great Dr B.R. Ambedkar. Please give us your feedback : www.facebook.com/syag21 Your opinion is very important to us. We appreciate your feedback and will use it to evaluate changes and make improvements in our book.

Author : Charles Fort
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781613106426

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The Book of the Damned by Charles Fort Pdf

"Time travel, UFOs, mysterious planets, stigmata, rock-throwing poltergeists, huge footprints, bizarre rains of fish and frogs-nearly a century after Charles Fort's Book of the Damned was originally published, the strange phenomenon presented in this book remains largely unexplained by modern science. Through painstaking research and a witty, sarcastic style, Fort captures the imagination while exposing the flaws of popular scientific explanations. Virtually all of his material was compiled and documented from reports published in reputable journals, newspapers and periodicals because he was an avid collector. Charles Fort was somewhat of a recluse who spent most of his spare time researching these strange events and collected these reports from publications sent to him from around the globe. This was the first of a series of books he created on unusual and unexplained events and to this day it remains the most popular. If you agree that truth is often stranger than fiction, then this book is for you"--Taken from Good Reads website.

Author : Andrew Ure
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Factory system
ISBN : UOM:39015008164140

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The Philosophy of Manufactures by Andrew Ure Pdf

Author : Sangharakshita (Bhikshu)
Publisher : Windhorse Publications
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0904766284

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Ambedkar and Buddhism by Sangharakshita (Bhikshu) Pdf

Author : Kancha Ilaiah
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Caste
ISBN : UCAL:B5152745

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Turning the Pot, Tilling the Land by Kancha Ilaiah Pdf

Author : Oliver Wendell Holmes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1861
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044037097417

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Elsie Venner by Oliver Wendell Holmes Pdf

Author : D. N. Jha
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789609332

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The Myth of the Holy Cow by D. N. Jha Pdf

Hugely controversial upon its publication in India, this book has already been banned by the Hyderabad Civil Court and the author's life has been threatened. Jha argues against the historical sanctity of the cow in India, in an illuminating response to the prevailing attitudes about beef that have been fiercely supported by the current Hindu right-wing government and the fundamentalist groups backing it.

Author : Phyllis Birnbaum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0231152191

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Manchu Princess, Japanese Spy by Phyllis Birnbaum Pdf

Aisin Gioro Xianyu (1907-1948) was the fourteenth daughter of a Manchu prince and a legendary figure in China's bloody struggle with Japan. After the fall of the Manchu dynasty in 1912, Xianyu's father gave his daughter to a Japanese friend who was sympathetic to his efforts to reclaim power. This man raised Xianyu, now known as Kawashima Yoshiko, to restore the Manchus to their former glory. Her fearsome dedication to this cause ultimately got her killed. Yoshiko had a fiery personality and loved the limelight. She shocked Japanese society by dressing in men's clothes and rose to prominence as Commander Jin, touted in Japan's media as a new Joan of Arc. Boasting a short, handsome haircut and a genuine military uniform, Commander Jin was credited with many daring exploits, among them riding horseback as leader of her own army during the Japanese occupation of China. While trying to promote the Manchus, Yoshiko supported the puppet Manchu state established by the Japanese in 1932-one reason she was executed for treason after Japan's 1945 defeat. The truth of Yoshiko's life is still a source of contention between China and Japan: some believe she was exploited by powerful men, others claim she relished her role as political provocateur. China holds her responsible for unspeakable crimes, while Japan has forgiven her transgressions. This biography presents the richest and most accurate portrait to date of the controversial princess spy, recognizing her truly novel role in conflicts that transformed East Asia.

Author : Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : India
ISBN : STANFORD:36105017779427

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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar Pdf

Author : Paul Fussell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780671792251

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Class by Paul Fussell Pdf

This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.

Author : Rohinton Mistry
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551991382

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A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Pdf

A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry’s stunning internationally acclaimed bestseller, is set in mid-1970s India. It tells the story of four unlikely people whose lives come together during a time of political turmoil soon after the government declares a “State of Internal Emergency.” Through days of bleakness and hope, their circumstances – and their fates – become inextricably linked in ways no one could have foreseen. Mistry’s prose is alive with enduring images and a cast of unforgettable characters. Written with compassion, humour, and insight, A Fine Balance is a vivid, richly textured, and powerful novel written by one of the most gifted writers of our time.

Author : Jalalul Haq
Publisher : HarperCollins India
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-28
Category : Hindu philosophy
ISBN : 8194865484

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The Shudra by Jalalul Haq Pdf

Vedic literature has the same word for both man and God--purusha. The Vedic seers ritually sacrifice Purusha, the God, thereby also killing purusha, the spiritual-cultural man. This births the 'caste-man', who is not man at all. The caste-man is either higher or lower. A handful are superhuman: gods, priests, Brahmans. And the masses are subhuman: the Shudra. In The Shudra, Jalalul Haq conducts a philosophical autopsy of ancient Indian texts, meticulously reading between the lines to uncover the early history of caste. He shows how inequality pervaded Buddhism, Jainism and other heterodox sects, even as they tried to counter the hegemony of Brahmanism. In this clash of gods and demons, Haq attempts to extract the human.

Author : Bhimrao Ambedkar
Publisher : Blurb
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798211444447

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Who Were the Shudras? by Bhimrao Ambedkar Pdf

Who Were the Shudras? 1946 book by Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on the history of the Shudra (lowest) Varna of the Indian caste system. The book is dedicated to Jyotirao Phule and seeks to dispel the idea that in India, Shudras are an untouchable caste. Ambedkar references Indian texts such as The Vedas and Mahabharata, among others, to suggest that the Shudras were really Aryan rulers who were demoted to a lower caste after a protracted struggle with the Brahmans. Ambedkar also analyses the Aryan race theory and disagrees with the widely accepted Indo-Aryan migration narrative in the history of the race. The book debunks beliefs and ideas and aims to foster compassion for a caste in India that is misunderstood and mistreated.