11 Facts About Kanhaiya Kumar

Kanhaiya Kumar was born on January 1987 and is an Indian political activist who served as the president of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union and leader of the All India Students Federation.

Kanhaiya Kumar joined Indian National Congress on 28 September 2021 and has been appointed as the AICC in-charge of the National Student's Union of India.

Kanhaiya Kumar was born in January 1987, and brought up in the village of Bihat in Begusarai district, Bihar.

Kanhaiya Kumar cleared his Class X board exams in 2002 with a first division.

Kanhaiya Kumar then graduated with a degree in geography from the College of Commerce, Arts and Science, Patna in 2007, earning a "first-class".

In September 2015, Kanhaiya Kumar became president of the JNU Students' Union, representing the AISF.

Kanhaiya Kumar contested from Begusarai on Communist Party of India's ticket for the 2019 Indian general election.

Kanhaiya Kumar became widely known due to a speech with slogans for Azadi in Jawaharlal Nehru University which was raised henceworth by him and other students at multiple student protests against the policies of the government and sometimes in modified forms in JNU and education related issues; it was used especially during protests between 2019 and 2020.

In February 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested by the Delhi Police over the charges of sedition in an event at the JNU campus.

Kanhaiya Kumar's arrest drew sharp reactions from opposition parties, teachers, students and academics.

On 3 March 2016, Kanhaiya Kumar gave a speech to a packed auditorium in the JNU campus, during which he said he was seeking, not freedom from India, but freedom within India.