I am alive to Dr. Ambedkar’s views on Indic OETs, in particular on the caste system; however, given the undeniable existence of European coloniality during his life and times and his own colonial education, it is imperative to revisit his views on caste applying the filter of decoloniality without denying his experience or those of others. What is important for the present discussion is that notwithstanding Dr. Ambedkar’s views on native OETs, he did not lose sight of the fact that Middle Eastern colonialism had its origins in OETs that lay outside the pale of the Indic civilisational fabric.
