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INTRODUCTION WITH A BRIEF REVIEW OF LITERATURE Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the architect of Indian Constitution, was the victim of Indian caste system. He belongs to Mahar Community which was regarded as untouchable in Maharashtra. It became a matter of history that the architect of Indian constitution had been the victim of untouchability. It was not only Ambedkar, millions of Indian people born in low caste were humiliated and treated as untouchables. They were not allowed to enjoy social, political and economic rights. They were not treated as humans. Indian caste system had a prolonged historical and religious upbringing. The historical root of Indian caste system lie submerged in Hindu religion. Hindu religion admits varna system. There are four varnas, such as, Brahmin, Khatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. Although a shudra even possesses admirable qualities and superior to other higher caste in terms of quality, but still he has been regarded as untouchable simply because he was born in a shudra family. Ambedkar was against this birth oriented caste system. He claimed that all men are equal as humans and every human has the right to enjoy liberty, equality and fraternity. It is injustice to deprive one from human rights simply for the reason that he or she belongs to lower caste. The superiority or inferiority of men should be evaluated in terms of qualities but not in terms of the caste in which he belongs to. From historical perspective, it can be said that the varnavyavastha of Hindu religion actually weakened the national unity and integrity. Ambedkar's life and vision continue to attract scholars; reviewers and commentators have attempted to understand his social theories on the issues of casteism. A major work Analysing,