He believed there was a class hierarchy even within the caste movement and spoke out against the upper-caste mentality of the communist movement as well as the nishkriyata (passivity) of upper-class Dalits. The pandemic worsened his financial struggles and, given his ongoing depression, he committed suicide in October 2020. Several of his poems have been translated by both professional translators and friends. A collection, titled વળાંક (A Bend in the Road), was published posthumously in December 2020.