Umar Khalid

Umar Khalid is a YouTuber and student activist from North India. Umar was born on August 11, 1987, in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi. He has lived in Delhi for more than 30 years. His father’s name is Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas from Maharashtra, and his mother from western Uttar Pradesh. Umar Khalid’s father was a National President of the Welfare Party of India and also a former member of the Students Islamic Movement of India. Umar graduated with a degree in History from Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. He also did his Master’s degree in History, and Master of Philosophy in History from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi, India. Umar Khalid described himself as a hardcore communist.

Umar Khalid’s PhD thesis was titled “Contesting Claims and Contingencies of the Rule on Adivasis of Jharkhand.” It was submitted to the JNU University in 2018. He also published a research article, “Changing Village Authority in an Adivasi Hinterland: State, Community, and Contingencies of Rule in Shinghbhum, 1830 – 1897” in the journal, in 2018. Umar Khalid was a former leader of the Democratic Student’s Union (DSU) in JNU, Delhi. Umar has been arrested for many events against the government in Delhi, India.