Sumeet Samos

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Sumeet Samos
Also known asTuruk, Da-Lit boy[1]
Born (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 28)
Tentulipadar, Koraput district, Odisha
GenresHip hop music
Occupation(s)rapper, student activist, columnist, photographer[2]
Years active2016––present
LabelsQweed Media
Websitewww.youtube.com/channel/UCBg0FZaCtFj1BLfD5rR8aPA/

Sumeet Samos is an Indian anti-caste scholar and rapper from Odisha, India.[3] He writes and sings in English, Hindi and Odia. His first hip-hop single "Ladai Seekh Le" (Learn to Resist) was released in 2018.

Samos addresses SC/ST students,[4] Savarna oppression, Ambedkar-Phule ideology,[5] manual scavenging,[6] caste discrimination and atrocities against Dalits[7][8] in his songs.

Life[]

Sumeet Samos was born into a Dalit family of Tentulipadar village of Koraput district, Odisha.[9] He completed his schooling from Bhubaneswar.[10] He has a Masters in Latin American Literature (Spanish) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, where he joined the Birsa Ambedkar Phule Students' Association.[11][12]

Samos started rapping in 2016 and his inspiration is the rapper Tupac Shakur.[13]

Tracks[]

Year Track Artist Director
2018 Ladai Seekh Le[14] Sumeet Samos Sanjay Singh Karki
2018 Desia Pila[15] Sumeet Samos Debojit Bora and Hans Abhishek
2018 All You know is Five words[16] Sumeet Samos Sumeet Samos

References[]

  1. ^ "They Called Him A 'Dalit Rapper', Now He Is Owning The Tag". www.inuth.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ^ "A space where there was none: Delhi Bahujan collective hosts art festival". CatchNews.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ^ "'A world without sorrow': Dalit musicians in India fight bias". South China Morning Post. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Dalit rapper Sumeet Samos on casteism at JNU: You just can't escape it". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Ladai Seekh Le! Ambedkarite Sumeet Samos Is Transforming Indian Hip-Hop". Feminism In India. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Watch: This powerful rap about the inhuman practice of manual scavenging". The News Minute. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Watch: JNU Student's Dalit Rap Takes On Casteism". HuffPost India. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  8. ^ Xalxo, Jessica (22 July 2020). "Sumeet Samos Deconstructs the Politics of Caste in India on 'Jaati' -". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  9. ^ Bureau, Odisha Sun Times. "Odisha boy's journey from Jeevan Jyoti to JNU | OdishaSunTimes.com". odishasuntimes.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  10. ^ "A defiant rap". @businessline. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  11. ^ Banerjea, Aparna (11 August 2018). "A dalit rapper uses his verses as a weapon to take on an unequal society". Business Standard India. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  12. ^ Ashraf, Asad (29 May 2017). "JNU's Dalit rapper seeks to make a difference". The Statesman. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  13. ^ Mishra, Sweta (31 July 2018). "Watch: Odisha Rapper's Take On Caste Discrimination - ODISHA BYTES". ODISHA BYTES. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  14. ^ "A hip-hop album takes on caste discrimination". Deccan Herald. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  15. ^ sumit samos, Desia Pila II Sumeet Samos, retrieved 16 December 2018
  16. ^ "Rapper Sumeet Samos Raps Against Caste Oppression In India". FOCUS magazine. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

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