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The article examines the narrative of resistance in Valmiki’s Joothan, focusing on Dalit identity amidst caste and class.

Negotiating Caste and Class: Dalit Selfhood Through Food, Education and Religion in Omprakash Valmiki’s Joothan

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This narrative explores caste and class dynamics in Dalit identity, highlighting education and food's role in resistance.

The article examines the narrative of resistance in Valmiki’s Joothan, focusing on Dalit identity amidst caste and class.
Textual analysis of Omprakash Valmiki’s Joothan
Exploration of themes in education, food, and religion
Integration of theories from Freire, Bourdieu, Douglas, and Ambedkar.
Joothan depicts the journey from caste marginalization to assertive class identity.
Education serves as a mechanism for ideological transformation.
Food practices highlight contradictions in caste purity concepts.
Religious belief shifts facilitate ethical rethinking of identity.

Sah et al. (2026) studied this question.

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