TY - BOOK AU - Ambedkar, B. R. TI - Who were the Shudras? How they came to be the fourth Varna in the Indo-Aryan society SN - 9789386397461 U1 - 305.5680954 PY - 2017/// CY - New Delhi PB - Kalpaz publications KW - Social conditions N1 - Table of contents: Chapter 1. The riddle of the Shudras Chapter 2. The Brahmanic theory of the origin of the Shudras Chapter 3. The Brahmanic theory of the status of the Shudras Chapter 4. Shudras versus Aryans Chapter 5. Aryans against Arayans Chapter 6. Shudras and Dasas Chapter 7. The Shudras were Kshatriyas Chapter 8. The number of Varnas, three or four? Chapter 9. Brahmins versus Shudras Chapter 10. The degradation of the Shudras Chapter 11. The story of reconciliation Chapter 12. The theory in the crucible Appendices Index ER -