Deshapathi Srinivas (born 1970) is an Indian lyricist, singer and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Chief Minister,

Government of Telangana The Government of Telangana also known as Telangana Government, is the governing authority of the state of Telangana in India. It consists of an executive, a judiciary and a legislative. The state government is headed by the Governor of Telan ...

. He is one of the key leaders of Telangana Separation Movement. His songs are eloquent. He is an advocate for the separation of

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

. He takes an active role in

, Telugu language promotion.

Early life

He was born in a village in Siddipet,

Medak district Medak district is a district located in the Indian state of Telangana. Medak is the district headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Sangareddy, Kamareddy, Siddipet and Medchal districts. History Traces of Neolithic and Megalithic ...

to Gopalakrisha and Bala Saraswati. His father use to write poems in Telugu and Urdu. He did his graduation in Medak.

Career

Deshapati Srinivas was a

school teacher A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

. He travels to all major public meetings and rallies organised for Telangana Separation. He is often invited to Television talk shows to discuss Telangana Movement.Curtains down on World Telugu Conference – The Hindu
/ref> His lyrics are sometimes used in movies. He is famous for singing popular Telangana song, ''Nageti sallala na Telangana'', which was written by Nandini Sidda Reddy.

References

Living people Activists from Telangana Indian male folk singers Telugu-language lyricists Telangana movement 1967 births {{India-singer-stub