The annihilation of Ambedkar

Why has Arundhati Roy written an introduction to a glossy new edition of B R Ambedkar's Annihilation of Caste? Ambedkar's angry masterpiece, something that could not be written today for fear of outraging religious sentiments, requires very little introduction in truth. Perhaps a short note on the historical context, such as is provided as an afterword by S Anand, who runs the publishing house Navayana, which has produced this fine edition. So why has Ms Roy written this introduction?

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