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{{Short description|Indian poet and activist (born 1949)}} | |||
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== Telangana movement == | == Telangana movement == | ||
[[File:Gaddar protest.jpg|thumb|Gaddar protests against arrest of [[Varavara Rao]]- 2005]] | <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Gaddar protest.jpg|thumb|Gaddar protests against arrest of [[Varavara Rao]]- 2005]] --> | ||
With the resurgence of [[Telangana movement]], Gadar expressed his support for the cause of a separate [[Telangana]] state and those people who were advocating it with the intention of uplifting the lower castes, particularly dalits and also backward castes. He said he was strongly with those who are for a Telangana of social justice where Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes have political representation on par with the OCs and BCs of the state. He expressed his solidarity with [[Devender Goud]]'s NTPP (Nava Telangana Praja Party) in spite of being shot at by the police during Goud's term as AP Home Minister.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/01/18/stories/2008011851710300.htm |title=Fight forces opposing separate Telangana, says Gadar |work=The Hindu |date=18 January 2008 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327140143/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/01/18/stories/2008011851710300.htm |archivedate=2008-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/20/stories/2008012058190600.htm |title=Telangana minus Hyderabad unimaginable: Gadar |date=20 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123101121/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/20/stories/2008012058190600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archivedate=2008-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020558860400.htm |title=Smaller States viable, say leaders |date=5 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209113137/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020558860400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archivedate=2008-02-09}}</ref> | With the resurgence of [[Telangana movement]], Gadar expressed his support for the cause of a separate [[Telangana]] state and those people who were advocating it with the intention of uplifting the lower castes, particularly dalits and also backward castes. He said he was strongly with those who are for a Telangana of social justice where Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes have political representation on par with the OCs and BCs of the state. He expressed his solidarity with [[Devender Goud]]'s NTPP (Nava Telangana Praja Party) in spite of being shot at by the police during Goud's term as AP Home Minister.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/01/18/stories/2008011851710300.htm |title=Fight forces opposing separate Telangana, says Gadar |work=The Hindu |date=18 January 2008 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327140143/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2008/01/18/stories/2008011851710300.htm |archivedate=2008-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/20/stories/2008012058190600.htm |title=Telangana minus Hyderabad unimaginable: Gadar |date=20 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123101121/http://www.hindu.com/2008/01/20/stories/2008012058190600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archivedate=2008-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020558860400.htm |title=Smaller States viable, say leaders |date=5 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209113137/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/05/stories/2008020558860400.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |archivedate=2008-02-09}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Gaddar performs in Kolkata.jpg|thumb|Gaddar performing in [[Kolkata]] in 2010 against the [[Operation Green Hunt]] ]] | [[File:Gaddar performs in Kolkata.jpg|thumb|Gaddar performing in [[Kolkata]] in 2010 against the [[Operation Green Hunt]] ]] | ||
== Music == | |||
{{Incomplete list|date=October 2022}} | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |||
|'''Year''' | |||
|'''Movie''' | |||
|'''Song''' | |||
|'''Lyricist''' | |||
|'''Language''' | |||
|'''Ref.''' | |||
|- | |||
|1979 | |||
|[[Maa Bhoomi]] | |||
|Bandenaka Bandi Katti | |||
|Bandi Yadagiri | |||
|Telugu | |||
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Krishnamoorthy |first1=Suresh |title=Maa Bhoomi will forever be alive in people’s minds |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/maa-bhoomi-will-forever-be-alive-in-peoples-minds/article7025857.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=23 March 2015}}</ref> | |||
|- | |||
|2011 | |||
|[[Jai Bolo Telangana]] | |||
|Podustunna Poddumeeda | |||
|Himself | |||
|Telugu | |||
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Telangana Formation Day 2021: Folk Songs that Ignited Passion During Statehood Movement |url=https://www.news18.com/news/lifestyle/telangana-formation-day-2021-folk-songs-that-ignited-passion-during-statehood-movement-3801434.html |website=News18 |language=en |date=2 June 2021}}</ref> | |||
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|} | |||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
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[[Category:Activists from Telangana]] | [[Category:Activists from Telangana]] | ||
[[Category:Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]] | [[Category:Naxalite–Maoist insurgency]] | ||
[[Category:Poets from Telangana]] | [[Category:Poets from Telangana]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian poets]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Marxists]] | [[Category:Indian Marxists]] | ||
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Gaddar | |
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 Gaddar in a meeting in Nizam College Grounds- 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) Toopran, Hyderabad State, India (now in Telangana) |
| Political party | Telangana Praja Front |
| Spouse(s) | Vimala Gaddar |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Alma mater | Osmania University |
Gummadi Vittal Rao (born 1949), popularly known as Gaddar, is an Indian poet, revolutionary balladeer, activist and a former naxalite. Gaddar was active in the Naxalite movement till 2010, and later joined the movement for Telangana's statehood.
Early life
Gaddar went underground in the 1980s and became a member of Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) People's War. He was part of its cultural wing and performed in from of the crowds. He has a bullet in spine as a result of a failed assassination in 1997.[1]
After being active in the Naxal movement till 2010, Gaddar later identified himself as an Ambedkarite.[2] He adopted the name Gaddar as a tribute to the pre-independence Gadar party which opposed British colonial rule in Punjab during the 1911 .
Telangana movement
With the resurgence of Telangana movement, Gadar expressed his support for the cause of a separate Telangana state and those people who were advocating it with the intention of uplifting the lower castes, particularly dalits and also backward castes. He said he was strongly with those who are for a Telangana of social justice where Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes have political representation on par with the OCs and BCs of the state. He expressed his solidarity with Devender Goud's NTPP (Nava Telangana Praja Party) in spite of being shot at by the police during Goud's term as AP Home Minister.[3][4][5]
Music
| Year | Movie | Song | Lyricist | Language | Ref. |
| 1979 | Maa Bhoomi | Bandenaka Bandi Katti | Bandi Yadagiri | Telugu | [6] |
| 2011 | Jai Bolo Telangana | Podustunna Poddumeeda | Himself | Telugu | [7] |
Awards
- 1995: Nandi Award for Best Lyricist for "Malletheega Ku Pandiri Vole" from Orey Rikshaw (turned down)[8]
- 2011 - Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer for Jai Bolo Telangana
See also
References
- ↑ "Rebel balladeer Gaddar backs Congress". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ Swamy, Rohini (4 December 2018). "In Telangana, Naxal poet Gaddar embraces the ballot & old foes to fight 'fundamentalists'". ThePrint. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ↑ "Fight forces opposing separate Telangana, says Gadar". The Hindu. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008.
- ↑ "Telangana minus Hyderabad unimaginable: Gadar". The Hindu. 20 January 2008. Archived from the original on 23 January 2008.
- ↑ "Smaller States viable, say leaders". The Hindu. 5 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008.
- ↑ Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (23 March 2015). "Maa Bhoomi will forever be alive in people's minds". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Telangana Formation Day 2021: Folk Songs that Ignited Passion During Statehood Movement". News18. 2 June 2021.
- ↑ "Orey Rikshaw completes 25 years; Lesser-known facts about the R Narayana Murthy starrer". The Times of India. 9 November 2020.