Marx, Ambedkar and Caste

Articles:

So you want to ally with the Dalit Rights Movement? - Round Table India


Relevant Books/Booklets:

1. Buddha or Karl Marx - Ambedkar

2. Caste Question in India - Anuradha Ghandy - Link

3. India and Communism - B R Ambedkar - Introduction by Anand Teltumbde

4. Nine Decades Of Marxism In The Land Of Brahminism - S.K.Biswas

5. Ear to the Ground Writings on Class and Caste - K. Balagopal

6. Caste Annihilation Booklet - CPI (ML) Red Star - Link

7. Caste Question and Marxism - Abhinav Sinha

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