What is the theme of the poem Becoming a Brahmin?
What is the theme of the poem Becoming a Brahmin?
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The poem is essentially a satirical commentary on the idea of converting one’s caste through a systematic process of inter-caste marriage and reproduction of a mixed-caste progeny. Shudras, the marginalized community of the Indian landscape are historically known to be oppressed by the upper caste communities just because of their caste hierarchy. Thus, the “algorithm” that the poem conveys does not aim to uplift the Shudra identity amongst other castes but rather aims to erase their presence altogether and convert them into Brahmins. Also, the use of an algorithm, typically associated with logical and systematic processes, to describe something as inherently arbitrary as caste conversion serves as a form of irony and mockery. It challenges the legitimacy and rationality of such discriminatory practices.
Becoming a Brahmin Summary