Sumeet Samos Explained

Sumeet Samos
Alias:Turuk, Da-Lit boy[1]
Birth Date:1993 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Tentulipadar, Koraput district, Odisha
Genre:Hip hop music
Occupation:rapper, student activist, columnist, photographer[2]
Years Active:2016––present
Label:Qweed Media

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] In 2021, he enrolled for the MSc Programme in Modern Asian Studies from the University of Oxford., and based on his experiences of caste in academics there he wrote an informative piece for Round Table India[13] He also published his memoirs, Affairs of Caste: A Young Diary in July 2022. The book is a Panther's Paw publication.[14]

Samos started rapping in 2016 and his inspiration is the rapper Tupac Shakur.[15]

Tracks

YearTrackArtistDirector
2018Ladai Seekh Le[16] Sumeet SamosSanjay Singh Karki
2018Desia PilaSumeet SamosDebojit Bora and Hans Abhishek
2018All You know is Five words[17] Sumeet SamosSumeet Samos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: They Called Him A 'Dalit Rapper', Now He Is Owning The Tag. www.inuth.com. 15 August 2018 . 2018-12-16.
  2. Web site: A space where there was none: Delhi Bahujan collective hosts art festival. CatchNews.com. en. 2018-12-16.
  3. Web site: 'A world without sorrow': Dalit musicians in India fight bias. 2019-08-05. South China Morning Post. en. 2019-08-08.
  4. News: Dalit rapper Sumeet Samos on casteism at JNU: You just can't escape it. The New Indian Express. 2018-08-12.
  5. News: Ladai Seekh Le! Ambedkarite Sumeet Samos Is Transforming Indian Hip-Hop. 7 August 2018. Feminism In India. 2018-08-12. en-US.
  6. News: Watch: This powerful rap about the inhuman practice of manual scavenging. 22 April 2017. The News Minute. 2018-08-12.
  7. News: Watch: JNU Student's Dalit Rap Takes On Casteism. 30 April 2017. HuffPost India. 2018-08-12. en-IN.
  8. News: Xalxo . Jessica . Sumeet Samos Deconstructs the Politics of Caste in India on 'Jaati' - . 24 July 2020 . Rolling Stone . 22 July 2020.
  9. Web site: Odisha boy's journey from Jeevan Jyoti to JNU OdishaSunTimes.com. Bureau. Odisha Sun Times. odishasuntimes.com. en-US. 2018-08-12.
  10. News: A defiant rap. @businessline. 2018-08-12. en.
  11. News: A dalit rapper uses his verses as a weapon to take on an unequal society. Banerjea. Aparna. 11 August 2018. Business Standard India. 2018-08-12.
  12. News: JNU's Dalit rapper seeks to make a difference . Ashraf . Asad . The Statesman . May 29, 2017 . January 12, 2021.
  13. Web site: Samos . Sumeet . October 5, 2022 . What an year at University of Oxford taught me about South Asians . 16 May 2023 . Round Table India: For An Informed Ambedkar Age.
  14. Web site: Shailendra . Soumya . Anti-caste rapper Sumeet Samos's memoir explores an alternate politics of solidarity . 2023-05-16 . Scroll.in . 17 July 2022 . en-US.
  15. News: Watch: Odisha Rapper's Take On Caste Discrimination - ODISHA BYTES. Mishra. Sweta. 31 July 2018. ODISHA BYTES. 2018-08-12. en-US.
  16. Web site: A hip-hop album takes on caste discrimination. 2018-08-06. Deccan Herald. en. 2018-12-16.
  17. Web site: Rapper Sumeet Samos Raps Against Caste Oppression In India. 2019-01-16. FOCUS magazine. en-US. 2019-04-07.

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