Sumeet Samos

Sumeet Samos is an Indian Dalit music artist 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.

Sumeet Samos
Also known asTuruk, Da-Lit boy[1]
Born (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993
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/

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

Life

Sumeet Samos was born into a Dalit family of Tentulipadar village of Koraput district, Odisha.[8] He completed his schooling from Bhubaneswar.[9] He has a Masters in Latin American Literature (Spanish) from Jawaharlal Nehru University.[10]

Samos started rapping in 2016 and his inspiration is the rapper Tupac Shakur.[11]

Tracks
Year Track Artist Director
2018 Ladai Seekh Le[12] Sumeet Samos Sanjay Singh Karki
2018 Desia Pila[13] Sumeet Samos Debojit Bora and Hans Abhishek
2018 All You know is Five words[14] 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. Bureau, Odisha Sun Times. "Odisha boy's journey from Jeevan Jyoti to JNU | OdishaSunTimes.com". odishasuntimes.com. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  9. "A defiant rap". @businessline. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  10. 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.
  11. Mishra, Sweta (31 July 2018). "Watch: Odisha Rapper's Take On Caste Discrimination - ODISHA BYTES". ODISHA BYTES. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  12. "A hip-hop album takes on caste discrimination". Deccan Herald. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  13. sumit samos, Desia Pila II Sumeet Samos, retrieved 16 December 2018
  14. "Rapper Sumeet Samos Raps Against Caste Oppression In India". FOCUS magazine. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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