Ashok Tanwar
leader, politics, and congress president in Sonipat, Haryana, India
Dr. Tanwar started engaging in politics as a student in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He founded the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the Congress Party Student Wing. At the time of his joining, JNU was an educational institution with definite leftist leanings, and NSUI had only a small vote base there. Dr. Tanwar believed in cadre building and channelizing the energies of the youth towards a movement for reform. To this end, he worked towards expanding the support base of NSUI. His efforts bore fruit, and the vote share of NSUI in student union elections increased to new heights when he contested for the President’s post. The results brought him to the notice of the senior leadership of the Congress who gave him the opportunity to join the National Committee of NSUI in 2001. Once again, he reaped success and his popularity as a student and youth leader rose to new heights. In 2003, he was appointed as the NSUI President.