Hinduism claims one billion adherents worldwide. To those who hold this religion dear, B.R. Ambedkar poses these riddles: Is it even a religion? Who is a Hindu? Riddles in Hinduism remained unpublished in his lifetime. When the Maharashtra government finally printed it in 1987, the Shiv Sena sought a ban. While the liberals looked away, the Dalit movement circulated copies. At a time when the Hindu right is claiming Ambedkar as their own, this fierce critique-with illuminating annotations-shows us how and why Ambedkar had no love for Hinduism. In his introduction, Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd tells us why Hinduism’s biggest challenge comes from Dalit-Bahujans.The Vedas are a worthless set of books -B.R. AMBEDKAR