Babasaheb Dr B.R Ambedkar

EDITORIAL
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chapters contain corrections, erasures, alterations, etc. by the hands of
Dr. Ambedkar himself. Fortunately, the introduction by Dr. Ambedkar
is also available for this book. We, however, regret that the final typed
manuscript of this volume has not been found. The Committee has
accepted the title “Riddles in Hinduism”, given by Dr. Ambedkar in his
Introduction to the Book.
“The Buddha and Karl Marx “ was also said to have been completed
by Dr. Ambedkar, but we have not come across such a book among the
manuscripts. There is, however, a typed copy of a book entitled “Gautam
the Buddha and Karl Marx” (A Critique and Comparative Study of their
Systems of Philosophy) by LEUKE—Vijaya Publishing House, Colombo)
(year of publication not mentioned). One short essay of 34 pages by
Dr. Ambedkar entitled “Buddha or Karl Marx” was however found and
being included in the third volume. A third book, viz., “Revolution and
Counter-Revolution”, was also believed to have been completed by Dr.
Ambedkar. A printed scheme for this treatise has been found in the
papers received by the Committee. It appears that Dr. Ambedkar had
started working on various chapters simultaneously. Scattered pages
have been found in the boxes and are gathered together.
We are tempted here to present the process of writing of Dr. Ambedkar
which will give an idea of the colossal efforts he used to make while
writing of a book. He had had his own discipline. He used to make a
blue-print of the book before starting the text. The Editorial Board found
many such blue-prints designed by him, viz., “India and Communism”,
“Riddles in Hinduism”, “Can I be a Hindu ?”, “Revolution and Counter-
Revolution”, “What Brahmins have done to the Untouchables”, “Essays
on Bhagvat Gita”, “Buddha and Karl Marx”, etc. But some of these were
not even begun and those which were begun were left incomplete.
It will be interesting to present an illustration. Dr. Ambedkar had
prepared a blue-print for a book entitled “India and Communism”. The
contents are as follows :
Part—I The Pre-requisites of Communism
Chapter 1—The Birth-place of Communism
Chapter 2—Communism & Democracy
Chapter 3—Communism & Social Order
Part—II India and the Pre-requisites of Communism
Chapter 4—The Hindu Social Order
Chapter 5—The Basis of the Hindu Social Order
Chapter 6—Impediments to Communism arising from the Social Order.