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Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Ancient India______________________________________________
ContentsPART I
PART II
PART III
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Editorial Note in the manuscript published in the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and
Speeches, Vol. 3 by the Government of Maharashtra:
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had proposed to write a treatise, i.e., `Revolution and Counter-Revolution in
Ancient India'. The table of contents has been printed in the chapter of schemes. He had originally
planned to write seven books to be included under this broad title. The Committee was able to find
some pages and few chapters in his collection. The chapters are also incomplete. After scrutiny, the
Committee came to a decision that `Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Ancient India' is to be
presented in this volume with the available material though incomplete. Dr. Ambedkar considered the
rise of Buddhism as revolution. The Counter-Revolution pioneered by Brahmins' resulted into decline
and fall of Buddhism.
As such the following chapters are included under this title.
1. Ancient India on Exhumation
2. The Ancient RegimeThe State of the Aryan Society
3. A Sunken Priesthood
4. Reformers and Their Fate5. The Decline and Fall of Buddhism
6. The Literature of Brahminism
7. Triumph of Brahminism
8. The Morals of the HouseManusmruti or the Gospel of Counter-Revolution
9. Philosophic Defence of Counter-Revolution (Krishna and his Gita)
10. Analysis of Virat Parva and Uddyog Parva
11. Brahmins V/s Kshatriyas
12. The Shudras and the Counter-Revolution
13. The Women and the Counter-Revolution
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The readers may compare these chapters with the proposed plan given in the last chapters of
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CHAPTER 1
Anc ien t Ind ia on Exhu matio n
There are two typed copies of this Chapter. Both of them contain additions and corrections in the
handwriting of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. After consideration, we decided that the latter version shouldbe included here. This essay, consisting of three pages only, seems to be an introduction to a larger
subject Dr. Ambedkar probably had in his mind.
Deva.
CHAPTER 2
The Anc ient Regime : The State of the Aryan So ciety
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This essay consists of II typed foolscap pages tagged into a file. From the last sentence it appears that
the Chapter is incomplete.
Virat Kank
Paskkar
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Varnas,
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Vamdevya vrata. Yadnya
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Vishwamitra.
Galav Yayati.
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Kanya
Kam
Kunti Matsyagandha. Kunti
Pandu Matsyagandha Parashara
Shantanu Bhishma.
Yadna.
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A Sunk en Priestho od
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CHAPTER 4
Reformers and Their Fate
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manuscript and after page 70, pages are numbered from A to Z. The beginning of page 71 starts with
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