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Also known as Gummadi Vittal Rao

Gummadi Vittal Rao (31 January 1949 – 6 August 2023), known as Gaddar, was an Indian poet, singer, and communist revolutionary. Gaddar was active in the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency, as well as the movement for Telangana's statehood.

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  • Gaddar kavitalu
  • Prati pāṭaku oka katha undā? ā undi
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Gummadi Vittal Rao popularly known as Gaddar (born 1949) is a pseudonym of a revolutionary Telugu balladeer and vocal Naxalite activist from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. After a stint as a manual worker in a chemical factory, he joined the Art Lovers Association founded by B Narsing Rao, producer of hit Telugu movies such as Maa Bhoomi, Rangula Kala and Dasi. Gaddar acted in the first two films. His political affiliation began when he heard <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Gaddar">Read

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Indian politician.name
Gaddar
Indian politician.image
Gaddar in 2005.jpg
Indian politician.caption
Rao in 2005
Indian politician.birth_name
Gummadi Vittal Rao
Indian politician.birth_place
Toopran, Hyderabad State, Dominion of India
Indian politician.death_place
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Indian politician.residence
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Indian politician.alma_mater
Osmania University
Indian politician.party
Telangana Praja Front
Indian politician.spouse
Vimala Gaddar

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date of birth
1949-01-01
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date of death
2023-08-06
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  • Early life
  • Telangana movement
  • Illness and death
  • Discography
  • Awards
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Gummadi Vittal Rao (31 January 1949 – 6 August 2023), known as Gaddar, was an Indian poet, singer, and communist revolutionary. Gaddar was active in the Naxalite–Maoist insurgency, as well as the movement for Telangana's statehood.

Gaddar began his political and cultural journey as a Naxalite in the 1970s. Arrested during the Emergency in 1975, he later went underground. Despite controversies, he remained a prominent voice against caste oppression and injustices faced by Dalits and Adivasis. He was one of the founding member of the cultural wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) People’s War. He also founded the Jana Natya Mandali. He played a major role in drawing national attention to the Karamchedu massacre in 1987.

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