Kumar Vishwas

Early life and education

Kumar Vishwas was born on 10 February,1970 in Pilkhuwa, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. He is the youngest among four brothers and a sister. He started his schooling at Lala Ganga Sahay School, Pilkhuwa where he spent part of his childhood. His father, Dr. Chandra Pal Sharma, was a lecturer at R.S.S. Degree College, Pilkhuwa affiliated to Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. His mother Smt. Rama Sharma is a home maker. After completing his intermediate from Rajputana Regiment Inter College, Pilkhuwa, his father wanted him to be an engineer, but he had a passion for Poetry right from childhood. He took no interest in engineering and decided to make a career in the field of poetry. He did post graduation in Hindustani Literature.

Works and achievements

Vishvas is a Poet of Hindi language. He is a poet of Shringara-Ras (Romantic Genre).^[2] He has participated in several Kavi sammelan and is a very renowned poet.
His fan communities on social networking websites like Orkut,^[3] and Facebook^[4] have largest number of fans as compared to other Hindi poets.^{[citation needed]} Also, his videos on YouTube have in excess of 40 million views.^[5] His website^[6] is a frequently visited website among youths.^{[citation needed]}
Dr Kumar Vishvas has written the 'Kul-Geet' or the University Anthem of Chaudhary Charan Singh University.^[7]
Besides being a known face among Hindi-knowing people across the world as a Poet, Dr Kumar Vishvas has been involving himself in several Social works. He has been an integral part of Veteran Social Leader Anna Hazare's 'India against corruption' mission along with Mr Arvind Kejriwal and Mr Manish Sisodia [1].