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May 29, 2026Humanities and Social Sciences CommunicationsOpen Access

Deconstructing environmental discourse in Valmiki’s Joothan and Byapari’s Interrogating My Chandal Life: eco-casteism in Dalit childhood

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TSThirsha SJJJ. Mary Jennifer

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Analysis of eco-casteism highlights environmental exclusion in Dalit childhood, suggesting urgent social justice reforms.

Key Points

  • This study examines how eco-casteism affects Dalit childhood through environmental and caste discrimination.
  • Analysed Dalit autobiographies by Om Prakash Valmiki and Manoranjan Byapari.
  • Scrutinised conventional dimensions of childhood concerning caste labour and socio-economic deprivation.
  • Investigated the relationship between childhood experiences, nature, and environmental resources.
  • Identified harmful effects of caste and environmental exclusion on Dalit childhood.
  • Challenged romanticized views of nature associated with innocent childhood.
  • Emphasized the complexity of Dalit experiences with nature and the need for social justice.

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S et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192c67fab5b468c44153c1https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-07395-6
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