Telangana's Renowned Folk Singer Gaddar Passes Away From Heart Attack
Death
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On August 6th, 2023, Gaddar, the celebrated folk singer, poet, and former Naxalite supporter from Telangana, passed away at the age of 77 following a prolonged illness. Gaddar's last rites were performed on 7 August.
Gaddar was popular for his revolutionary songs during and after the Telangana statehood movement in the 1980s.
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Born as Gummadi Vittal Rao in 1949 at Tooparan in Medak district, popularly known as 'Gaddar', a renowned folk singer and poet.
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Gaddar died at the city's Apollo Spectra Hospital due to lung and urinary problems and old age. He was suffering from severe heart disease.
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However, he had a history of lung and urinary problems, which increased with age and led to his demise.
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Gaddar had attended a public meeting of the Congress addressed by Rahul Gandhi in Khammam, Telangana on 2 July.
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A decade ago, his song 'Podustunna Poddu Meeda Nadustunna Kalma Poru Telanganama' became the anthem of the Telangana Achievement Movement.
Mainstream return in 2017
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Gaddar had been underground for a long time. He actively participated in the Telangana movement. He returned to the mainstream in the year 2017 and declared himself as an Ambedkarite.
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In the year 2018, Gaddar voted for the first time in his life in the Telangana assembly elections.
Telangana:
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The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act (2014) bifurcated Andhra Pradesh into two separate states, (Andhra Pradesh (Rest) and Telangana).
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- Establishment: Telangana, India's 29th state, was carved out of the north-western part of Andhra Pradesh on 2 June 2014.
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Capital: Hyderabad
Four symbols of Telangana:
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State Bird: Palpitta (Indian Roller or Blue Jay).
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State Animal: Jinka (deer).
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State Tree: Jammi Chattu (Prosopis cineraria).
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State Flower: Tangedu (Tanner's cassia).
- The Ramappa temple in Mulugu district represents the typical style of the Kakatiyas. The foundation of this temple is’ Sandbox Technique’. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
