Short details about great books written for social change and awakening in Dalits from time to time.
Dalit Literature
Bahan Kumari Mayawati's Books
Bahujan Samaj Aur Uski Rajniti (in Hindi and English), 2001
Mere Sangharshmai Jeevan Evam BSP Movement ka Safarnama (in Hindi), Part I -VII, 2006 - 2012
A Travelogue of My Struggle-Ridden Life and BSP Movement (in English), Vol. I-VII, 2008-2012
Manyawar Kanshiram's Books
The Chamcha Age: An Era of the Stooge
The Chamcha Age: An Era of the Stooge was written by Kanshi Ram, and published by him on 24th Sept. 1982 on the occasion of 50th anniversary of Poona Pact.
Baba Saheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Books
Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development
Was a paper read by B. R. Ambedkar at an anthropological seminar of Alexander Goldenweiser in New York on 9 May 1916. It was later published in volume XLI of Indian Antiquary in May 1917
Mook Nayak (weekly)
As word of Ambedkar’s newspaper spread, Kolhapur’s Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj himself visited Babsaheb in his chawl in Mumbai. The first issue was printed on 31 January 1920. It included a scathing takedown of the Hindu caste structure and its despicable advocacy of inequality.
The Problem of the Rupee: its origin and its solution
This book raises “Currency question” in British India, which led to the Creation of Reserve Bank of India. One of the best book on economics by the “Father of Economics of India”.
Bahishkrit Bharat (India Ostracized)
On 3 April 1927, Ambedkar launched the Marathi fortnightly ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’. In one of its many editorials severely critical of upper-caste Hindu society, Ambedkar likened the British rule and the Brahmanical rule to two leeches incessantly sucking the blood of the Indian people, writes Siddharth
Federation Versus Freedom
Ambedkar was a prolific student, earning doctorates in economics from both Columbia University and the London School of Economics, and gained a reputation as a scholar for his research in law, economics and political science. In his early career he was an economist, professor, and lawyer.
The Annihilation of Caste
Annihilation of Caste is an undelivered speech written in 1936 by B. R. Ambedkar who fought against the country’s practice of untouchability. It was later self-published by the author.