Texts on caste-abolitionism and feminism

Books that part of the curriculum of universities in India that the (right-wing) government has a problem with.

The books I couldn’t find here will be in the pinned comment.

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created by flashdelirium

last updated October, 2026

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Books not found here:

  1. "Towards a Historical Materialist Analysis of the Origins and Development of Caste" by Gail Omvedt
  2. Perspectives in the Social and Economic History of Early India by R.S. Sharma
  3. Caste: Origins, Function and Dimensions of Change by Suvira Jaiswal
  4. Everyday Lives, Everyday Histories: Beyond the Kings and Brahmanas of 'Ancient' India by Uma Chakravarti
  5. Mecchas in Early India: A Study in Attitudes towards Outsiders up to AD 600 by Aloka Parasher
  6. Subordinate and Marginal Groups in Early India by Aloka Parasher
  7. The Other Indians: Essays on Pastoralists and Prehistoric Tribal People by Shereen Ratnagar
  8. The Untouchables by B.R. Ambedkar
  9. Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society: The Non-Brahmin Movement in Western India by Gail Omvedt
  10. No Freedom with Caste: The Menace of Hindu Imperialism by G. Aloysius
  11. Course unit: "Periyar and Anti-Brahminism" by E.V. Ramasamy Periyar
  12. Collected Writings by B.R. Ambedkar
  13. Collected Writings by Savitribai Phule
  14. Collected Writings by E.V. Periyar
  15. "Reconceptualising Gender: Phule, Brahmanism and Brahmanical Patriarchy" in Gender and Caste by Uma Chakravarti
  16. God as a Political Philosopher: Buddha's Challenge to Brahminism by Kancha Ilaiah
  17. Puranic material concerning Mahishasura by Various/Puranic traditional texts (?)
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[Context🔗](https://pagebound.co/posts/655760 https://pagebound.co/posts/655760). If you’re why Ramayana and Mahabharatha are here, they’re collateral damage.

Also the ruling party is the political branch of the right-wing paramilitary organization, RSS, which has never been aligned with the country’s values. They assassinated Gandhi, adopted a European concept of racial purity or whatever as true Hinduism and desecrated our culture. They also opposed the tricolour national flag 🔗, only then turn into it a symbol of hate. This is the tip of the iceberg.

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