Saurabh Kumar Sharma
| Saurabh Kumar Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | Lovely Professional University Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) |
Saurabh Kumar Sharma is a Ph.D. student at Jawaharlal Nehru University. A member of the Hindu-nationalist Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), he was elected joint secretary of the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) in 2015,[1] defeating the left-backed All India Students Association candidate by a small margin of 28 votes.[2] Sharma's election victory was the first time a candidate of the ABVP had been elected to the central panel of the JNUSU in 14 years.[2]
Sharma is from Mirzapur, in Uttar Pradesh, and has two siblings.[3] He enrolled in JNU in 2012, for a master's degree in engineering, after which he began a Ph.D in neuroscience. He had no political affiliation before he joined the ABVP in 2012.[3] In February 2016, he was responsible for calling media representatives to cover a rally held at JNU, which then became the centre of a controversy.[3] During the student protests that followed in March 2016, Nivedita Menon made a speech in which she discussed nation formation, nationalist aspirations, and Kashmir's accession to the Indian Union.[4] Sharma filed a police complaint accusing her of having made anti-national statements.[5]
References
- ↑ "ABVP scripts JNU comeback after 14 years, AISA wins just two". Indian Express. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ABVP back on JNU panel after 14 years". The Hindu. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gohain, Manash Pratim (9 March 2016). "The other face of JNU story". Times of India.
- ↑ John, Mary E. (2016-03-16). "This attack on Nivedita Menon". The Hindu. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
- ↑ "Kashmir illegally occupied by India: JNU professor says in controversial speech". Times of India. 2016-03-09. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
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