CONTENTS Page
MESSAGE 5 P REFACE 7
P REFACE - Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 9
Chapter
I. T HE R IDDLE OF THE S HUDRAS .. .. 21
II. T HE B RAHMANIC T HEORY OF THE O RIGIN OF THE S HUDRAS .. .. 37
III. T HE B RAHMANIC T HEORY OF THE S TATUS OF THE S HUDRAS .. .. 42
IV. S HUDRAS V ERSUS A RYANS .. .. 65
V. A RYANS A GAINST A RYANS .. .. 86
VI. S HUDRAS AND D ASAS .. .. 101
VII. T HE S HUDRAS W ERE K SHATRIYAS .. .. 114
VIII. T HE N UMBER OF V ARNAS, T HREE OR F OUR ? .. .. 132
IX. B RAHMINS V ERSUS S HUDRAS .. .. 140
X. T HE D EGRADATION OF THE S HUDRAS .. .. 156
XI. T HE S TORY OF R ECONCILIATION .. .. 186
XII. T HE T HEORY IN THE C RUCIBLE .. .. 204