# Who were the Shudras **Author:** B.R. Ambedkar **Date Read:** 2024/12/26 **Rating:** 4/5 **Bookshelves:** india ## My Review Very insightful and a good example of argumentative theory-building in social science (methodologically speaking). He has selected several portions of translated text and sourced material for the theory building from multiple sources and often the material presented is long, boring and quite often disgustingly so (the deep prejudice against entire peoples or women for instance) and can feel tedious to read. But the portions written by Ambedkar himself shows a scholarly and measured approach to inferences drawn. Overall a good read and quite unlike many of his other works I am familiar with.