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Beyond Caste as a Social Construct: Ideology, Rhetoric and Social Transformation in Ambedkar's Writings

Author(s) Ms. Piyusha Jadhav
Country India
Abstract Caste is part of religious and social unit in Indian society, and since ancient times given us a system which has been followed by all. Indian scriptures has given the Chaturvarna system which classifies the people into four main clans or caste, first are the Brahmins, second Kshatriyas, third Vaishya and the last Shudras. And the classification is in respective order, Brahmins being the top ranked among all while the Shudras are ranked lowest, because of which they faced discrimination and were not even permitted to get educated or perform any religious activities or gatherings. They were out-casted of several communal and social rights in the basis of the ideology that they are the lowest and performs menial labor task for the other clans. Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar, one of the leading figures of modern India, also belonged to the lower Hindu caste and faced inhuman behavior, deprived of basic life amenities and denied for education; always had a different thought against this caste division and the opposed the discrimination based on it. He completed his education against all odds and dedicated his career for the upliftment of India, especially the downtrodden caste of Indian society. In this article we are examining writings of Ambedkar, where he tries to break the ideological construct of caste, through rhetoric, counter-narrative and social transformation. His some major works such as Who were Shudras? How they came to be the Fourth Varna in the Indi-Aryan Society, Annihilation of Caste, Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development, Buddha and his Dhamma to evaluate how he re-examines the origin of caste system, how it became an ideology and how he uses rhetoric to persuade his readers to think beyond the caste construct, and have a dignified life by social transformation.
Keywords Reinterpretation, Varna System, Degradation, Social Transform
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Published In Volume 8, Issue 6, November-December 2026
Published On 2026-11-03
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i06.91106
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