Shortly before he was admitted to hospital for surgery on July 20, Telugu revolutionary folk artist and balladeer Gaddar had told a press conference with a confident assurance that he would be back ...

Late on Sunday evening, my phone started blowing up with texts from friends in Indian activism circles. “Dost,” the first one read, “Gaddar has died.” With the news came a dull, throbbing ache that ...

Revolutionary balladeer and renowned folk singer Gaddar passed away in Hyderabad at a private hospital on August 6 while undergoing treatment for heart related ailment. A household name in the two ...

HYDERABAD: Revolutionary balladeer and folk singer Gaddar who played a key role in the Telangana movement with his songs, spanning several decades passed away here while undergoing treatment at a ...

‘Gaddar is a life force’, is how Vasanth Kannabiran describes the balladeer in the book ‘My Life is a Song: Gaddar’s Anthems for the Revolution’, her translation from Telugu to English that is ...

From Maoism to spiritualism, popular revolutionary balladeer Gaddar has come a long way in his ideological thinking. Telugu balladeer Gaddar’s songs were once seen as an inspiration to many across the ...

Gaddar’s life experiences and struggles were woven into songs. Ask him about his life and he would narrate those experiences in songs. Ask him about his family, he would break into songs. His village ...

On Friday, the Gaddar Telangana Film Awards for the years 2014-2023 were announced. Telangana Film Development Corporation (TFDC) announced the list of winners, which included Best Picture winners for ...

Hyderabad: The balladeer Gaddar carried a bullet in his body till his death, for over two decades, from April 6, 1997, when five unidentified persons opened fire at his residence. The incident took ...

Hyderabad: Balladeer Gaddar on Wednesday announced the launch of a new political party named ‘Gaddar Praja Party’ in the run-up to the Assembly polls. Soon after Gaddar's announcement, he was ...