First Reading: B. R. Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste (1936), Mahatma Gandhi, A Vindication of Caste (1936), and B. R. Ambedkar, A Reply to the Mahatma (1937) in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches, Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Bombay, 1979, Vol. 1, pp. 5366; 8185; 8696.
Second Reading: Charles W. Mills, The Racial Contract, Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 1997, Overview, pp. 940.
Identify one way in which the two readings can be compared with one another.
The comparison you make should involve aspects of the readings that are significant. It may involve a similarity between the readings, or a difference, or both. Your assignment should both describe the similarity or difference clearly and also explain why you view this comparison as significant. You should support your comparison by citing from both of the texts you discuss.
Some of the themes you may consider using as the basis of a comparison are:
How society should be governed
The nature of justice
The causes of injustice
The qualities of a good ruler
The nature of the self
The nature of humans
