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Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
About Chetan Kumar
- Chetan Kumar (Kannada: ????? ?????) (born 24 February 1983), also known as Chetan Ahimsa, is a Kannada film (regional) actor, social worker, public intellectual and political activist. Chetan graduated from Yale University in South Asian Studies with an Emphasis on Comparative Theater (2005).
- A US citizen, Chetan came to India as a Fulbright Scholar in 2005-06 to fulfill his passion to serve his native land.Chetan made his on-screen debut in the 2007 cult classic film Aa Dinagalu and was awarded as the best debut actor in Udaya Film Awards for the film.
- His most recent success came in the 2013 hit Myna (film), for which his performance received strong critical acclaim.
- Before entering films, Chetan was a theater artist who studied in conjunction with the National School of Drama—Bangalore, appeared in a series of Kannada plays, worked with street-theater movements, and directed village dramas that emphasized women's empowerment and challenged dowry. Although Chetan was born and raised in Chicago, United States for 23 years, he is recognized for his fluency and oratory skills in Kannada and has championed Karnataka languages and the Kannada cause.
- Chetan has supported progressive youth & student organizations, women’s collectives, farmer’s groups, trade unions, and Dalit & Adivasi movements to fight for equality and justice.
- He has made notable speeches in dozens of districts across the state, which has also resulted in uproar from established parties and fundamentalist groups.
- Chetan’s speeches are known to be revolutionary, socialist, anti-establishment and pro-Kannada. Chetan has achieved considerable success in the philanthropic arena.
- Chetan’s victories in activism include a rehabilitation fund from the state government for victims of Endosulfan (2013), the building of 528 homes for the evicted tribals of Dhidalli, Coorg (2016), the founding of FIRE- Film Industry for Rights & Equality—for the benefits of women, writers, & workers in the Kannada Film Industry (2017), a recognized identity for the Kadugolla community (2018), a state-approved ‘minority status’ for Lingayats (2018), among others. With knowledge on history, politics, literature, and current affairs, Chetan is an emerging public intellectual , who is regularly invited as a panelist for TV and media discussions on socio-political issues.
- He has been voicing his views through writings about social concerns (e.g., casting couch, water politics, against steel bridge construction, against communal politics and reservations for the marginalized) and recent government policies (Land Acquisition Bill, intolerance, and environmental destruction).
- In 2015, Chetan co-edited Kusumabale, an Oxford University Press publication written by one of modern Karnataka’s foremost writers & activists, Devnoora Mahadeva.
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