Vol. 5 · pages 11–15
Essays on Untouchables and Untouchability
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No one can hope to make any effective mark upon his time
and bring the aid that is worth bringing to great principles
and struggling causes if he is not strong in his love and his
hatred. I hate injustice, tyranny, pompousness and humbug,
and my hatred embraces all those who are guilty of them. I
want to tell my critics that I regard my feelings of hatred as
a real force. They are only the reflex of the love I bear for the
causes I believe in.
—Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
in his Preface to
‘Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Foreword .. .. (v)
Preface .. .. (vii)
Editorial .. .. (xi)
BOOK I—UNTOUCHABLES OR THE CHILDREN OF
INDIA’S GHETTO
PART I—WHAT IT IS TO BE AN UNTOUCHABLE
Chapter 1 Untouchability—Its Source .. .. 3
Chapter 2 Untouchables—Their Numbers .. .. 6
Chapter 3 Slaves and Untouchables .. .. 9
Chapter 4 Outside the Fold .. .. 19
Chapter 5 Unfit for human Association .. .. 27
PART II
Chapter 6 Untouchability and Lawlessness .. .. 35
Chapter 7 Why lawlessness is Lawful? .. .. 62
PART III—ROOTS OF THE PROBLEM
Chapter 8 Parallel Cases .. .. 75
Chapter 9 Hindus and want of Public Conscience .. .. 89
Chapter 10 Hindus and their want of Social Conscience .. .. 94
Chapter 11 The Hindu and his belief in Caste .. .. 100
PART IV—WHAT THE UNTOUCHABLES HAVE TO FACE
Chapter 12 Antagonism of the Administration .. .. 103
Chapter 13 Problem of Discrimination .. .. 108
Chapter 14 Problem of Isolation .. .. 112
BOOK II—SOCIAL
Chapter 15 Civilization or Felony .. .. 127
Chapter 16 The House the Hindus have built .. .. 145
Chapter 17 The Rock on which it is built .. .. 170
Chapter 18 Touchables versus Untouchables .. .. 192
Chapter 19 The Curse of Caste .. .. 211
CONTENTS
MESSAGE v
PREFACE vii
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BOOK III—POLITICAL
Chapter 20 From millions to fractions .. .. 229
Chapter 21 The Revolt of the Untouchables .. .. 247
Chapter 22 Held at Bay .. .. 259
Chapter 23 Their wishes are Laws unto us .. .. 272
Chapter 24 Under the Providence of Mr. Gandhi .. .. 287
Chapter 25 Gandhi and his fast .. .. 329
Chapter 26 A warning to the Untouchables .. .. 396
BOOK IV—RELIGIOUS
Chapter 27 Away from the Hindus .. .. 403
Chapter 28 Caste and Conversion .. .. 422
Chapter 29 Christianising the Untouchables .. .. 426
Chapter 30 The condition of the convert .. .. 445
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