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Anti-Caste Thought

Thinkers and essays gathered around this school of thought.

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Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Challenges caste, patriarchy, religious authority, rationalism, self-respect, Dravidian identity, and social hierarchy.

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1827–1890

Jyotirao Phule

Makes education and anti-caste critique central to social freedom.

Anti-Caste Thought · Education · Indian Thought
1831–1897

Savitribai Phule

Centers education, anti-caste feminism, girls’ schooling, dignity, poetry, and social reform against inherited exclusion.

Anti-Caste Thought · Education · Feminist Thought
1879–1973

Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

Challenges caste, patriarchy, religious authority, rationalism, self-respect, Dravidian identity, and social hierarchy.

Anti-Caste Thought · Indian Thought · Political Philosophy
1891–1956

B. R. Ambedkar

Analyzes caste, democracy, law, Buddhism, equality, social reform, constitutionalism, and annihilation of inherited hierarchy.

Anti-Caste Thought · Indian Thought · Law
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