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Sathyamurthy: People’s Poet and Leader Who Lived and Died Among the People

by rti_adminon April 17, 2013March 20, 202315

Karthik Navayan Today 17th April is the 1st death anniversary of K.G.Sathyamurthy (‘Sivasagar’) the revolutionary leader and poet from Andhra Pradesh. He was the poor man among the poor, intellectual among the intellectuals and a soldier among the soldiers. Simple because of his social background, because he belonged to an untouchable community and faced …

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Popular Culture and Ideology: The Phenomenon of Gaddar

by rti_adminon February 14, 2012March 20, 20230

P Kesava Kumar (First published in February 2010) The cultural sphere has its own advantage over politics in terms of pulling people into its fold. Through his songs and cultural performances, Gummadi Vittal Rao, popularly known as “Gaddar”, the Telugu poet singer, maintains the historical continuity of people’s lives and their struggles. He brings politics into everyday life situations and …