Stigma to Freedom: Reflection of Caste and Identity in Poems of Vaibhav Chhaya

Abstract

Vaibhav’s poems and look at the dynamics behind the de-casting process of the identity, and conclude hereafter. As the caste, overtly or covertly, is the part and parcel of daily experiences of the dalits in one of the most cosmopolitan urban space in the country, the continuity into their shared existence is the matter of fact. Therefore, the effort to negate those experiences, carving our own niche, is also integral to their struggle to survival in the city.