Abhash Kumar

Who is Abhash Kumar?

Abhash Kumar alias Abhash Kumar Nidhi, a renowned police officer in Tamil Nadu, belongs to 1990 batch of the prestigious Indian Police Service. He is an alumnus of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He shot to fame for putting down caste based riots in southern Tamil Nadu with iron hands. He was instrumental in the construction of a 40-foot bridge over a channel at Virudunagar, a district headquarter in Tamil Nadu, through public participation and contribution. It went on to ease traffic congestion in Virudunagar town considerably. It was famously christened as Police Bridge by the locals and is still known by that name.

He was one of the first police officers in the country to constitute Human Rights Cells, at the police station level. Subsequently the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai drafted him on its panel to design the syllabus on 'human rights' for higher studies.

He was awarded with the Communal Harmony Award for his efforts.

The Periyar University in Tamil Nadu has appointed him as the Honorary Visiting Faculty for his efforts taken in the field of training of youths. He has conducted many modules on the subject of 'Leadership' at the University. His programes have been attended by some of the top academicians in the country. The seminar conducted by him on this topic at Vinayaga Deemed University, Salem was attended by the top names in the field of Medical profession in the country. He carries wide variety of interests and has published many articles in reputed journals.