Voices of Dalit Activism

Sumeet Samos

Musician and Rapper Sumeet Samos has used his music to mobilize the public against caste violence and institutional discrimination.
His song Ladai Seekh Le (Keep Resisting) honors the Dalits that were massacred by higher caste Hindus, repeating their names in remembrance. He also talks about the Dalit university students that committed suicide  after being consistently bullied by their higher caste peers for their social standing. 

‘From the time I was born, you stamped me with the tag of a criminal. Provoked by this, I asked you why there have been thousands of castes for centuries, why there are these highs and lows among humans. You have the answers, but you remain silent because you are the culprits. The worth of my existence can be heard in your caste abuses while your midnight freedoms turn our caste neighborhoods to ashes.’  - Opening Lines of Ladai Seekh Le

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