Aadarsh Rathore (Adarsh Rathore) in Hindi आदर्श राठौर, (born 12 June 1988) is an Indian journalist, musician and folk singer of

Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

, most known for his

rap Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

song, ''Dhikkar Hai'' about the corruption in

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, New Delhi. He became popular in social networking sites after it was uploaded online. Born in

Joginder Nagar Jogindernagar, or Jogindar Nagar (Hindi: जोगिंदर नगर) (), is a municipality, and a sub district in Mandi district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Named after Raja Joginder Sen, the hill station is the terminus of the ...

, he works as online journalist with BBC News Hindi. Earlier he was working with

The Times Group Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited, (abbreviated as B.C.C.L. and d/b/a The Times Group), is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The company remains a family-owned business with Sahu Jain family owning a majority ...

. Before that he worked in a few news channels. He had initiated a campaign against the rampant corruption in CWG New Delhi. His song for the campaign was a big hit among the internet users worldwide. He bears the title to be the first rapper in a Himachali Dialect. He was appreciated for his Himachal Version of ''

Kolaveri Di "Why This Kolaveri Di" () is a song from the soundtrack of the 2012 Tamil psychological thriller film '' 3'', starring Dhanush and Shruthi Hassan. The song is written and sung by Dhanush, and composed by Anirudh Ravichander. The song was of ...

''.

Works

*''Ase Himachali'' (2009) *''Aaija Ghara Jo'' (2009) *''Dhikkar Hai'' (2010) *''Shareef Mahnu'' (2011)

References

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आ गया जोगिन्दर नगर के आदर्श राठौर का हिमाचली कोलावरी डी

Himachali Version of Kolavari Di by Aadarsh Rathore
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