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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last updated October, 2026
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Books not found here:
- "Towards a Historical Materialist Analysis of the Origins and Development of Caste" by Gail Omvedt
- Perspectives in the Social and Economic History of Early India by R.S. Sharma
- Caste: Origins, Function and Dimensions of Change by Suvira Jaiswal
- Everyday Lives, Everyday Histories: Beyond the Kings and Brahmanas of 'Ancient' India by Uma Chakravarti
- Mecchas in Early India: A Study in Attitudes towards Outsiders up to AD 600 by Aloka Parasher
- Subordinate and Marginal Groups in Early India by Aloka Parasher
- The Other Indians: Essays on Pastoralists and Prehistoric Tribal People by Shereen Ratnagar
- The Untouchables by B.R. Ambedkar
- Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society: The Non-Brahmin Movement in Western India by Gail Omvedt
- No Freedom with Caste: The Menace of Hindu Imperialism by G. Aloysius
- Course unit: "Periyar and Anti-Brahminism" by E.V. Ramasamy Periyar
- Collected Writings by B.R. Ambedkar
- Collected Writings by Savitribai Phule
- Collected Writings by E.V. Periyar
- "Reconceptualising Gender: Phule, Brahmanism and Brahmanical Patriarchy" in Gender and Caste by Uma Chakravarti
- God as a Political Philosopher: Buddha's Challenge to Brahminism by Kancha Ilaiah
- Puranic material concerning Mahishasura by Various/Puranic traditional texts (?)
Books not found here:
- "Towards a Historical Materialist Analysis of the Origins and Development of Caste" by Gail Omvedt
- Perspectives in the Social and Economic History of Early India by R.S. Sharma
- Caste: Origins, Function and Dimensions of Change by Suvira Jaiswal
- Everyday Lives, Everyday Histories: Beyond the Kings and Brahmanas of 'Ancient' India by Uma Chakravarti
- Mecchas in Early India: A Study in Attitudes towards Outsiders up to AD 600 by Aloka Parasher
- Subordinate and Marginal Groups in Early India by Aloka Parasher
- The Other Indians: Essays on Pastoralists and Prehistoric Tribal People by Shereen Ratnagar
- The Untouchables by B.R. Ambedkar
- Cultural Revolt in a Colonial Society: The Non-Brahmin Movement in Western India by Gail Omvedt
- No Freedom with Caste: The Menace of Hindu Imperialism by G. Aloysius
- Course unit: "Periyar and Anti-Brahminism" by E.V. Ramasamy Periyar
- Collected Writings by B.R. Ambedkar
- Collected Writings by Savitribai Phule
- Collected Writings by E.V. Periyar
- "Reconceptualising Gender: Phule, Brahmanism and Brahmanical Patriarchy" in Gender and Caste by Uma Chakravarti
- God as a Political Philosopher: Buddha's Challenge to Brahminism by Kancha Ilaiah
- Puranic material concerning Mahishasura by Various/Puranic traditional texts (?)
Context🔗. If you’re wondering 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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