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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Annihilation of Caste is B.
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- Why was Annihilation of Caste never delivered as a speech?
- What was Gandhi's objection, and how did Ambedkar reply?
- How does Annihilation of Caste differ from the campaign to abolish untouchability?

[Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/civil-services/glossary)Updated June 22, 2026

Annihilation of Caste is B.R. Ambedkar's 1936 undelivered address arguing that caste must be destroyed by repudiating the religious sanction of the Hindu scriptures that uphold it.

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In May 1936, after the Jat-Pat-Todak Mandal of Lahore demanded he delete passages rejecting the Vedas, B.R. Ambedkar refused and self-published Annihilation of Caste as an undelivered presidential address.

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