“Dr. B.r. Ambedkar's conceptualizing caste, transformation and annihilation”

Caste is a prevailing feature of our Indian Society. It is just like a blood circulating in the veins of the physique of Indians. According to Dr. S.V. Ketkar, Indians can carry their caste identity wherever they go in the world. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar says that it is the concept of Endogamy that has preserved the caste system perpetually in Indian society. The origin of caste system is attributed to Iranians by Dr. R.C. Mazumdar and later to the Aryans and by Mahatma Phule to the Brahmans. On the basis of orthodox caste system humans are divided into thousands of castes and sub-castes where we find that there is comensal taboos imposed on the so called lower castes. Some castes have been lifetime privileged social position as against the low caste.

If there has to be transformation in the caste system, we have to implement our Indian Constitution and its provisions. It has provided Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Justice to all the citizens of India irrespective of any of the distinction. As equals to be treated equally, Unequals unequally so can be justice given to each and every individual. It has provided reservation to the castes which have been thousands of years been treated inhumanly on the basis of caste discriminitation. Some castes have been enjoying perpetuate highest social pre-eminence. E.g. all the Shankaracharyas have been from single caste and right to perform all the religious rituals also have been reserved for a particular caste.

If we wish to annihilate caste system in India, we will have to find its origin in the religion, then to Shastras which preaches religion and then have intellectual debates with the person who teaches Shastras to be followed lest the followers will be deprived of Salvation.