Canonical Reference: BAWS Vol. 1, p. 47 Verified Source

“Turn in any direction you like, Caste is the monster that crosses your path. You cannot have political reform, you cannot have economic reform, unless you kill this monster.”

— Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Architect of Modern India, Jurist & Social Thinker
Historical Setting & Context:

Verified excerpt from Annihilation of Caste (1936), Chapter 6 emphasizing that real nation-building and economic progress cannot proceed without the eradication of the caste system.