Ambedkar and fellow protesters burned the Manusmriti during the Mahad campaign, rejecting textual authority used to justify caste inequality. The action linked public rights with criticism of systems of knowledge and religious sanction. Caste domination and colonial racism should be compared carefully rather than treated as identical.
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Burning the Manusmriti challenged authority used to justify caste hierarchy.
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The action contested the legitimation of inequality through texts. Caste and colonial racism have distinct histories even when compared.