Savneel Sangeet Kumar, born on 4 May 1990, is a Fijian academic, mountaineer, politician, and philanthropist.
He was born and raised in the Nadroga‑Navosa Province in Fiji.
He completed his primary education at Tuva Primary School (TPS) and his secondary education at Nadroga Arya College (NAC), both situated on Natadola Beach Road in the Nadroga‑Navosa Province in Fiji.
In 2014, Savneel graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI), New Delhi, India.
In 2015, he joined the teaching profession in Fiji.
Savneel is a certified mountaineer. In 2018, he passed-out from the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) in Darjeeling, India.
In February 2018, he was elected President of the Fiji Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association (FMSCA), a position he continues to hold.
The FMSCA is the national federation for mountaineering and sport climbing in Fiji.
Through the FMSCA, Savneel has represented Fiji in mountaineering and sport climbing at international federations such as the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC), the Oceania Council for Sport Climbing (OCSC), and the International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA).
In 2018, Savneel entered the Fijian politics. He was selected by the National Federation Party (NFP) to contest the 2018 General Elections in Fiji. Shortly after his selection, however, he withdrew his candidacy and resigned from the NFP.
In July 2020, he initiated the formation of a new political party under the name the Fijian National Congress (FNC).
Savneel has successfully integrated his passion for mountaineering and sport climbing into advocacy for the greater good. He takes a keen interest in addressing issues affecting the Fijian society and the wider world.
For instance, in 2016, he undertook a 475‑kilometre walkathon round Viti Levu to raise awareness of the growing number of child abuse and neglect cases in Fiji. (Viti Levu is the largest island among the more than 300 islands in the Fiji Group.) In 2017, he organized a similar walkathon round Vanua Levu, the second‑largest island in the Fiji Group. That same year, he partnered with the Foundation for the Education of Needy Children in Fiji (FENC Fiji) to raise funds supporting the education of disadvantaged children. In 2018, he led a 30‑member team appointed by the FMSCA on a long‑distance walkathon round Viti Levu to raise awareness of non‑communicable diseases (NCDs) in Fiji.
He plans to extend his advocacy initiatives by organizing long‑distance walkathons in other parts of the world. Through these upcoming events, he now intends to address climate change as a central and critical issue affecting the Pacific Region, as well as the global society.
Beyond these efforts, Savneel is actively engaged with international peace‑building organizations, including the United Religions Initiative (URI). He draws inspiration from the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.
Through these varied roles, Savneel Sangeet Kumar has sought to contribute meaningfully to both his local community and the global society.
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