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| caption = Vishwas at the [[Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior|IIITM Gwalior]] 2009 Aurora function | | caption = Vishwas at the [[Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior|IIITM Gwalior]] 2009 Aurora function | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|02|10}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1970|02|10}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Pilkhuwa]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India | | birth_place = [[Pilkhuwa]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] | ||
| occupation = {{hlist|Poet|politician}} | | occupation = {{hlist|Poet|politician}} | ||
| spouse = Manju Sharma | | spouse = Manju Sharma | ||
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''' | '''Kumar Vishwas''' (born '''Vishwas Kumar Sharma'''; 10 February 1970) is an Indian [[Hindi]] poet, politician, helper and a lecturer. He was a member of the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] (AAP) and a former member of its National Executive.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=Kumar Vishwas may get Lok Sabha ticket from Amethi|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Kumar-Vishwas-may-get-Lok-Sabha-ticket-from-Amethi/articleshow/28656174.cms|access-date=19 December 2014|work=The Times of India|date=11 January 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
Vishwas was born on 10 February 1970 in a middle-class | Vishwas was born on 10 February 1970 in a middle-class family in the town of [[Pilkhuwa]] in Uttar Pradesh, where he studied at Lala Ganga Sahay School. His father, Chandra Pal Sharma, was a lecturer at R.S.S. Degree College in Pilkhuwa and his mother, Rama Sharma, was a homemaker. Vishwas is the youngest child and has four brothers and a sister. He studied at the Rajputana Regiment Inter College and then joined [[Motilal Nehru Regional Engineering College]] because his father wanted him to become an engineer. However, engineering did not interest Vishwas and he left it to study [[Hindi literature]], in which he subsequently earned a PhD.<ref name="interview"/> | ||
It was while studying for his PhD that Vishwas changed his name from Viswas Kumar Sharma to Kumar Vishwas, to maintain an identity separate from his [[Caste system in India|caste]]. In 1994, he became a lecturer in Indra Gandhi PG college 'Pilibanga' [[Rajasthan]], then taught Hindi literature at [[Lala Lajpat Rai College]].<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=Kavi Sammelan ke launch se pehle – an interview with Kumar Vishwas |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7vzfwEQLI|via=YouTube|publisher=Lallantop |access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref> In 2012, he joined the newly formed AAP as a volunteer worker.<ref name="interview"/> | It was while studying for his PhD that Vishwas changed his name from Viswas Kumar Sharma to Kumar Vishwas, to maintain an identity separate from his [[Caste system in India|caste]]. In 1994, he became a lecturer in Indra Gandhi PG college 'Pilibanga' [[Rajasthan]], then taught Hindi literature at [[Lala Lajpat Rai College]].<ref name="interview">{{cite web |title=Kavi Sammelan ke launch se pehle – an interview with Kumar Vishwas |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad7vzfwEQLI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ad7vzfwEQLI |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|via=YouTube|publisher=Lallantop |access-date=16 October 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2012, he joined the newly formed AAP as a volunteer worker.<ref name="interview"/> | ||
Vishwas hosts a comedy show called ''KV Sammelan'' on the [[Aaj Tak]] television channel that first premiered on 29 September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=About Dr. Kumar Vishwas |url=http://matpal.com/2013/11/kumar-vishwas-biography.html |website=matpal.com |publisher=Matpal |access-date=16 October 2018|date=25 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samachar4media.com/industry-briefing/if-you-missed-the-kv-sammelan-last-time-then-definitely-watch-it-this-weekend-48749.html|title=अगर मिस कर गए हैं तो इस वीकेंड जरूर देखिए ये स्पेशल शो|website=samachar4media.com|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> | Vishwas hosts a comedy show called ''KV Sammelan'' on the [[Aaj Tak]] television channel that first premiered on 29 September 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=About Dr. Kumar Vishwas |url=http://matpal.com/2013/11/kumar-vishwas-biography.html |website=matpal.com |publisher=Matpal |access-date=16 October 2018|date=25 November 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.samachar4media.com/industry-briefing/if-you-missed-the-kv-sammelan-last-time-then-definitely-watch-it-this-weekend-48749.html|title=अगर मिस कर गए हैं तो इस वीकेंड जरूर देखिए ये स्पेशल शो|website=samachar4media.com|access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian politicians]] | ||
[[Category:1970 births]] | [[Category:1970 births]] | ||
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