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= Kanwal Tanuj = Kanwal Tanuj (born 8 October 1983) is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officer and currently posted as District Magistrate cum Collector in Katihar. In a short span of seven years as an IAS officer, he has already made his name fixed among the club of the best officers of India. Wherever, he had worked, he made a positive impact. As the District Magistrate of Aurangabad, Bihar, he brought a sort of social revolution, not just administrative. He is known for going extra mile to erase prevalent injustice and dogmas in the society. There are few officers in the contemporary India who has visited more villages than Kanwal Tanuj.

Kanwal has also been in news because of the idiotic rush for breaking news and creating sensation by the Indian media. Recently, he was accused of calling out poor to ‘sell their wives’ if they are not able to construct toilet. The media ran a very short clip, without going into the detail. If you see his entire speech, then you will find him convincing people to give due respect to women. The endeavor was to use Rs. 12,000 given by the Government to build toilet and not to spend the money for other works.

Journey
He completed his preliminary education from CMS School, Lucknow. For pursuing his choice of serving poor and helping our society develop, he completed his B.Tech Degree from Institute of Engineering and Technology, Lucknow. He also completed his MA degree in Public Policy. His Anthropologist approach towards life always prevailed.

He joined as Trainee officer at National academy of direct taxes, Nagpur in the year 2009. Further He also has been Trainee Officer in LBSNAA Mussoorie. His honest and laborious work approach rewarded him, and he became the assistant collector and Asst DM of Gaya.

Biography
Kanwal Tanuj was born and brought up in Lucknow in an upper middle class family. His family Artiman Tripathi is currently the CEO and secretary of Janhit Foundation. His brother Abhishek Tripathi is an engineer currently working with Tata Motors.

Kanwal Tanuj is married and has one son. His wife’s name is Ms. Sonal Tripathi. They had a love marriage with the consent of both families. In fact, Kanwal being a handsome and intelligent guy has always been popular among girls. However, he has never been in any relationship apart from Sonal. He was also in news when he was a probationer. While being the SDO of Kishanganj, he started to get vulgar SMSs from a lady constable named Jyoti Kumari. The constable had also called him many times. Tanwal filed a complaint to the police department and the constable was caught. He didn’t file any FIR, though.

The ambiguous name of Kanwal sometimes makes people confused about his caste. You might have sensed his caste by seeing the full name of his father, brother and wife. Yes, Kanwal Tanuj is a Brahmin by caste.

Awards & Recognition
IRS – Mr NADT (at the Annual Sports Meet: INTAX)

IAS -

1.  Gold Medal, Powerlifting@LBSNAA, Mussoorie

2.  2016- Best DM Award given by the Bihar State Energy and Electricity Department for Contribution to the Power Sector

3.  2016- Appreciation by the State Election Commission for successful.and peaceful conduct of elections in the LWE

prone district of Aurangabad

4.  2017 – Appreciation by the Chief Secretary, Bihar for successfully contributing to the State wide Prohibition Human Chain

5.  2017 – Best DM Award conferred by the Hon'ble CM, Bihar and sponsored by the State Education Deptt for contribution to the Education Sector in the State

6.  2019 – Best State Performance in Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna

7.  2020 – Appreciation Letter by State Transport Deptt,Bihar for successfully managing the huge influx of Migrant Labourers during the outbreak of COVID 19

8.  2021- Award for the Best District Election Officer for Electoral Roll Management and Election Management during State Legislative Assembly Elections,2020

9.  2021 – Best District Award for performance in Lohia Swachch Bihar Abhiyan, conferred by the State Rural Development Department