Sumeet Samos

Sumeet Samos
Also known as Turuk, The Lit boy
Born (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993
Tentulipadar, Koraput district, Odisha
Genres Hip hop music
Occupation(s) Rapper, student activist, columnist
Years active 2016––present
Labels Qweed Media
Website www.youtube.com/channel/UCBg0FZaCtFj1BLfD5rR8aPA/

Sumeet Samos is an Indian music artist and Rapper from Odisha state, India.

Samos writes and sings in English, Hindi and Odia. His first hip-hop single "Ladai Seekh Le" (Learn to Resist) was released in 2018 by Qweed Media.[1] He notably talks about SC/ST students,[2] Savarna oppression, Ambedkar-Phule ideology,[3] manual scavenging,[4] caste discrimination, dalit atrocities[5] in his songs.

Life

Sumeet Samos was born in a dalit family of Tentulipadar village of Koraput district, Odisha.[6] He completed his schooling from Bhubaneswar.[7] He has a Masters in Latin American Literature (Spanish) from Jawaharlal Nehru University.[8]

Career

Sumeet started rapping in 2016 and his inspiration is the international rapper Tupac Shakur.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "A hip-hop album takes on caste discrimination". Deccan Herald. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Dalit rapper Sumeet Samos on casteism at JNU: You just can't escape it". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  3. ↑ "Ladai Seekh Le! Ambedkarite Sumeet Samos Is Transforming Indian Hip-Hop". Feminism In India. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Watch: This powerful rap about the inhuman practice of manual scavenging". The News Minute. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  5. ↑ "Watch: JNU Student's Dalit Rap Takes On Casteism". HuffPost India. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  6. ↑ Bureau, Odisha Sun Times. "Odisha boy's journey from Jeevan Jyoti to JNU | OdishaSunTimes.com". odishasuntimes.com. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  7. ↑ "A defiant rap". @businessline. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  8. ↑ Banerjea, Aparna (11 August 2018). "A dalit rapper uses his verses as a weapon to take on an unequal society". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
  9. ↑ Mishra, Sweta (31 July 2018). "Watch: Odisha Rapper's Take On Caste Discrimination - ODISHA BYTES". ODISHA BYTES. Retrieved 2018-08-12.
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