Caste preservation outweighs Hindu duty toward fallen humanity

Evidence

Not that a Hindu could not be taught the sense of duty to fallen humanity, but the trouble is that no amount of sense of duty can enable him to overcome his duty to preserve his caste. Caste is, therefore, the real explanation as to why the Hindu has let the savage remain a savage in the midst of his civilisation without blushing, or without feeling any sense of remorse or repentance. The Hindu has not realised that these aborigines are a source of potential danger. If these savages remain savages, they may not do any harm to the Hindus. But if they are reclaimed by non-Hindus and converted to their faiths, they will swell the ranks of the enemies of the Hindus. If this happens, the Hindu will have to thank himself and his caste system. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 885

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: The concrete warning that unconverted aborigines will ‘swell the ranks of the enemies of the Hindus’ once claimed by missionaries parallels the modernist concern in the sacrifice essay — that abandoned ritual populations get claimed by outsiders.