Oct 23: Radical Foundations! Annihilation of Caste by B.R Ambedkar (Recording available)

October 23rd, Saturday1pm New York |  7pm Johannesburg  |   6pm London RADICAL FOUNDATIONS A masterclass on Annihilation of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar, a prolific thinker, Dalit intellectual, leader of caste oppressed majority, and a tireless activist for the abolition of caste in India. About the bookAnnihilation of Caste was originally written in 1936 as a speech which Ambedkar was subsequently forbidden from delivering. He went on to self-publish this text and it soon became a powerful and gut-wrenching indictment of India's caste system rooted in the violence of Hindu scriptures. It has endured as one of the singularly most important books today and comparable in scope and influence to Marx and Engel's The Communist Manifesto or Dubois' The Souls of Black Folk.  Dr. Suraj Yengde will convene this seminar. Attendees will receive a reading pack in advance. We expect attendees to read the materials and be willing to engage in the online discussion.  Watch the recording of the masterclass