Chetan Kumar

Chetan Kumar (Kannada: ಚೇತನ್ ಕುಮಾರ) (born 24 February 1983),[1] also known as Chetan Ahimsa, is a Kannada film (regional) actor, social worker ,[2][3] public intellectual[4][5][6][7] and political activist.[8][9][10]

"Chethan Kumar" redirects here. For the director, see Chethan Kumar (director).

Chetan Kumar(actor)
Born	(1983-02-24) 24 February 1983[1] Chicago, Illinois, US
Nationality	American
Other names	Chetan Ahimsa
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation	Actor, Social Worker, Social Activist
Years active	2007–present

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.[11][2][12]

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, 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 and student organizations, women's collectives, farmer's groups, trade unions, and Dalit and Adivasi movements to fight for equality and justice.[13] He has made notable speeches[14][15][16][17] 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 and Equality—for the benefits of women, writers, and workers in the Kannada Film Industry (2017), a recognized identity[18] for the Kadugolla community (2018),[19] 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,[20][21] who is regularly invited as a panelist for TV and media discussions on socio-political issues.[22] He has been voicing his views through writings[23] about social concerns (e.g., casting couch, water politics, against steel bridge construction,[24] against communal politics[25] and reservations for the marginalized) and recent government policies (Land Acquisition Bill, intolerance, and environmental destruction). In 2015, Chetan co-edited[26] Kusumabale, an Oxford University Press publication written by one of modern Karnataka's foremost writers and activists, Devnoora Mahadeva.

Early life

Chetan was born on 24 February 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He finished his primary education at Marist High School. His father and mother, both doctors working in the US, hail from Karnataka, India. Chetan has one younger brother, Ashok Kumar,[27] an Oxford University PhD, Fulbright Scholar, and student union leader in London, England, who at 21 was elected as the youngest County Supervisor in Madison, Wisconsin, US, on a Green Party platform in 2006.

Although born and raised in the US, Chetan has remained rooted to Indian culture by focusing on simple living, critical thinking, and giving back to society.[28] Chetan credits his parents for exposing their children to altruism, philosophy, literature, politics, and their mother tongue Kannada as major part of their upbringing.[29] During Chetan's growing years, his home in Chicago was the epicenter of great learning and arts where poet/linguist A.K. Ramanujan, nobel laureate S. Chandrashekhar, professor of Ancient Greek David Grene, and prominent Indian classical musicians would make regular visits.[29]

As a product of a strong intellectual and cultural environment, Chetan not only excelled academically but grew up with a fondness for arts and literature, which is evident in his present-day expertise in folk music and Vachana 'sahitya'. From childhood, Chetan has been a stage performer in saxophone[29](Carnatic and jazz), acting (Kannada and English), and story-telling. He was appreciated as an Indian mythological mono-actor across the United States as a child.

While growing up and attending high school in a nearly 100% white, working-class neighborhood, Chetan experienced several struggles of racism, religious intolerance, and physical violence that have shaped his vision of an egalitarian society. Such incidences have inspired him to fight to uplift India's class, caste/religion, and gender downtrodden as well.[30]

Education

Chetan attended Marist High School, Chicago. Chetan was a state-level tennis player (captain) and competitive swimmer in high school. He was also lead saxophone player in the marching band and part of various extracurricular activities that included scholastic bowl and math team.

Secondary education

Chetan continued his education at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, US, in 2001. He was a member of Pierson College.

At Yale University, Chetan created his own major under the Special Divisional Major guidelines. The B.A. degree, entitled 'South Asian Studies with an Emphasis on Comparative Theater,’ included competency in 2 major South Asian languages and classes from literature, anthropology, history, theater, economics, gender studies, and other humanities fields. Chetan graduated with distinction in his major.

In college, Chetan was captain and choreographer of his university bhangra team, social chair of the South Asian Students (SAS) Association, and member of the secret society Berzelius.

During his summer months, Chetan worked for the Illinois State's Attorney's Office and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)—National Capital Area. In the summer of 2004, Chetan received grants from Yale University and Pierson College to study issues of caste, class, and gender in various village/folk and urban forms of South Asian drama in a project entitled 'Living (the) Kannada Nataka'.

Fulbright recipient

Upon graduation in 2005, Chetan received the twelve-month Fulbright Scholarship to Karnataka, India, and worked in conjunction with National School of Drama—Bangalore.[31] He studied the ways performance, specifically the Kannada stage, has en-gendered, enabled, and empowered. During his Fulbright year, Chetan traveled across Karnataka state with various drama troupes, researching in places like Mysore, Shimoga, Chamarajanagar, Dharwad, Mangalore, and several other locales.

Career

Theater stage performer

Chetan Kumar began his career as a Kannada Stage Performer in early 2006. He has performed in two Kannada plays Sethu Maadhavana Sallaapa and Sooryasthadinda Sooryodayadavarage with Bangalore-based theater group Vistara in May 2006 and August 2006. Chetan was selected as a lead in films after his work with Kannada theater and 'Vistara' group. His other multifaceted activities include modern dance, mono acting and instrumental. Since his college days, he has been a choreographer/instructor/stage dancer of Bhangra, actor in English and Kannada plays.

Film actor

Chetan debuted as hero in Kannada films through director K. M. Chaitanya's debut directorial venture Aa Dinagalu in 2007. The film went on to become highly successful at the box office and became critically acclaimed. This also fetched him the Udaya Film Awards for the best actor. Followed by this film, Chetan has appeared in a cameo role in Puneet h Rajkumar's 2009 film Raam. He received more critical acclaim for his role in the film Birugaali. Movies like "Suryakanthi" and "Dashamukha" did not fare exceptionally well at the box office. However, Myna which was released in the year 2013 turned out to be a success. He was praised for his performance both by the media as well as the audience. He experimented with a period film Noorondu Nenapu based on Marathi novel Duniyadari which was released on 9 June 2017. He played the lead role of a character named "Shreyas".[32] Though this film did not do that well at the box office, Chetan was admired for his versatile acting. His last film Athiratha released on 24 November 2017, received positive reviews, but failed due to controversy from opening day. In Chamarajanagara, Karnataka, right-wing extremists tore down posters and prevented the film from being screened due to Chetan's political stances.[33] Also, an online campaign by Hindu fundamentalists boycotted 'Athiratha' citing Chetan's activism.

Philanthropy and social/political activism (2005–present)

Chetan has been actively organizing, speaking at and helping lead scores of statewide socio-political seminars and campaigns such as pro- class/caste/gender equality measures, private sector reservations, all-women police stations demands, youth awareness, anti-fascism discussions, and grassroots mobilization with farmers/student/backwards/workers/women's/Dalits/youth organizations. Regions of work across Karnataka have been Bengaluru, Bidar, Mysuru, Kalaburgi, Chamrajanagar, Kolar, Kodagu, Hassan, Hubli-Dharwad, Haveri, Chikkabalapura, Davangere, Mandya, Tumkur, Shimoga, Chitradurga, and Dakshin Kannad. Chetan, a staunch Ambedkarite, has been consistently involved in Dalit equality and dignity struggles both on-ground and through his social media writings. He writes:

"Atrocities on Dalits— one-way, top-down oppression-- are not occasional occurrences. Casteism is systematic and institutionally ingrained… With such a plethora of injustices against Dalits, it’s about time we stop relegating the discussion on Dalit equality merely to reservations".[34]

His significant social work/activism includes the following:

India against Corruption (2011)[35] Chetan joined the pan-Indian anti-corruption movement through on-ground protests and several in-studio TV interviews/discussions in Kannada and English.

Anti-Superstition (2014)[36] - Chetan along with local activists was part of educating Koraga tribal school children of Dakshin Kannad against the discriminatory practice of 'Ajjalu Paddhathi' where tribal women are forced to consume the hair and nails of pregnant upper-caste women. Media exposure of this issue compelled the state government to ban 'Ajjalu Paddhathi' via its 2017 Anti-Superstition Bill.

LGBTQIA (2016)[37]- Chetan has openly advocated for the rights of sexual minorities and contested the discriminatory Article 377.

Mahadayi/Kalasa-Banduri Nala (2015–present)[38]- Chetan has championed drinking water facilities for those alongside the Mahadayi River in Hubli, Belagavi, and Gadag districts through on-ground protest, TV discussions and a published article.[39]

Anganwadi (2017) Mid-Day Meal (2018) Protests[40][41]- Chetan joined hands with statewide women workers' campaigns for increased wages for government employees.

Lake Rejuvenation (2017)- Chetan worked with social workers & environmentalists in Hassan & Kalburgi to remove mud & rejuvenate lakes during periods of drought.

Anti-Hindi Imposition & Karnataka State Flag (2017)[42]- Chetan challenged imposition of Hindi in government institutions in Bengaluru and pushed for a government-sanctioned, independen&t Karnataka state flag by attending protests, round-table conferences and TV panel discussions. He has also advocated for Karnataka domicile representation in the private and government sector.

"I am Gauri" campaign:[43] Chetan stood in solidarity against the attacks on activists/progressives/intellectuals in light of the Gauri Lankesh murder through protests and speeches in Bengaluru and Kolar. He made the following statement in his speech during "I am Gauri" campaign:

"Gauri Lankesh represented the voice of dissent. The voice against the culture of hatred being propagated in Karnataka. She did not bow down to the threats by the cowardly lot. She stood strong. They were scared of her bravery and hence, they killed her".[44]

Endosulfan Victim Rehabilitation (2012–2013, 2015)[45]

Chetan lent his support to a fight demanding 24-hour medical care and a monthly compensation increase (from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 3,000–5,000) for Endosulfan victims in Karnataka's coastal belt. The state government met the demands by allocating Rs. 72–90 crores for rehabilitation of pesticide poisoning victims, which it continues to provide.

Dhidalli Adivasis Rehabilitation Protests (2016–2017)

Chetan led the large-scale campaign to rehabilitate 3,000 Coorg tribals after their unlawful displacement in December 2016.[46][47][48][49] Homes are currently being constructed under government auspices near Kushalnagara at a cost of Rs. 4 lakhs/home for 528+ families.[50] In April 2018, the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP officially chargesheeted the Dhidalli struggle as ‘Naxalite-inspired,’ listing Chetan's name as responsible. Chetan has since challenged these allegations citing that the Dhidalli protest was non-violent and constitutional, demanding an apology from the Law Minister and BJP state President.[51]

Lingayat Independent Religion (2017–present)

Chetan played a significant role in the ongoing demand for an independent Lingayat religion[52] under the umbrella of Basava's philosophy and the Vachana literature. He participated in pro-Lingayat religion forums in Bengaluru, Kalburgi, Hassan as well as via several TV discussions and interviews.[53] In March 2018, the Karnataka state government recommended to the Centre that Lingayats be given 'minority religion' status.

Kadugolla Identity Fight (2017–2018)[54]

Chetan spearheaded[18] and won a state-recognized identity for the Kadugolla community, Kannada-speaking, sheep-rearing Adivasis with distinct socio-cultural practices and religious icons.[55][56]

Film Industry for Rights and Equality (FIRE)[57][58]

Founded a Kannada Film Industry-based association called FIRE[57] (officially registered in 2017) that works to tackle sexual harassment in the workplace, improve livelihoods of film workers and technicians, and establish a writers' guild[59] with certification and structured payments for writers.[60][61] FIRE facilitated the allocation of 150+ homes for economically-backward cinema workers.

Rural school instruction (2005–2006)[3]

Chetan taught critical thinking and current events at a K-10 village school in Mullur, Karnataka, 25 km outside of Mysore, starting in September 2005. Specific academic techniques included interactive sessions, discussion forums, writing assignments, guest speakers, and meta-syllabus-based studies.[62]

Women Empowerment (2005–2006)

During his time as a Fulbright scholar, Chetan led women empowerment programs by using drama performances as mediums for economic and social change for village women of Chamrajnagar, Karnataka. Chetan directed dramas which spread awareness on the harms of dowry and creatively portrayed ways of overcoming patriarchy. He also helped organize the event-- 'Ujwala Andolana' in 2006—where 5,000 women participated in cultural performances.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2007	Aa Dinagalu	Chetan	Kannada	Udaya Film Award for Best Debut Actor
2009	Raam	Himself	Kannada	Guest appearance
2009	Birugaali	Hacchi	Kannada
2010	Suryakaanti	Rohith / Surya	Kannada
2012	Dashamukha	Agni	Kannada
2013	Myna	Sathyamurthy	Kannada
2017	Noorondu Nenapu	Shreyas Bahaddur	Kannada
2017	Athiratha	Akash	Kannada
2018	Ranam	Satyagrahi	Kannada and Telugu	currently filming
2019	Byatraya	TBA	Kannada and Telugu	Announced

Awards and recognitions

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	Udaya Film Awards	Best Actor	Aa Dinagalu	Won

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External links

• Chethan Kumar on IMDb