REVOLUTION AND COUNTER-REVOLUTION IN ANCIENT INDIA

Contents

PART I

Chapter 1: Ancient India on Exhumation
Chapter 2: The Ancient Regime
Chapter 3: A Sunken Priesthood
Chapter 4: Reformers and Their Fate

PART II

Chapter 5: The Decline and Fall of Buddhism
Chapter 6: The Literature of Brahminism
Chapter 7: The Triumph of Brahminism

PART III
Chapter 8: The Morals of the House
Chapter 9:  Krishna and His Gita
Chapter 10: Analytical Notes of Virat Parva and Udyog Parva
Chapter 11: Brahmins Versus Kshatriyas
Chapter 12: Shudras and the Counter-Revolution
Chapter  13: The Woman and the Counter-Revolution

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Editorial Note in the manuscript published in the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches, Vol. 3 by the Government of Maharashtra:

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar had proposed to write a treatise, i.e.,  `Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Ancient India'. The table of contents has been printed in the chapter of schemes. He had originally planned to write seven books to be included under this broad title. The Committee was able to find some pages and few chapters in his collection. The chapters are also incomplete. After scrutiny, the Committee came to a decision that `Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Ancient India' is to be presented in this volume with the available material though incomplete. Dr. Ambedkar considered the rise of Buddhism as revolution.  The Counter-Revolution pioneered by Brahmins' resulted into decline and fall of Buddhism.

As such the following chapters are included under this title.

1. Ancient India on Exhumation

2. The Ancient Regime—The State of the Aryan Society

3. A Sunken Priesthood

4. Reformers and Their Fate

5. The Decline and Fall of Buddhism

6. The Literature of Brahminism

7. Triumph of Brahminism

8. The Morals of the House—Manusmruti or the Gospel of Counter-Revolution

9. Philosophic   Defence   of   Counter-Revolution (Krishna and his Gita)

10. Analysis of Virat Parva and Uddyog Parva

11. Brahmins V/s Kshatriyas

12. The Shudras and the Counter-Revolution

13. The Women and the Counter-Revolution

The readers may compare these chapters with the proposed plan given in the last chapters of Schemes.—Editors