Draft:Atul Karwal
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| Submission declined on 20 October 2025 by Dan arndt (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Dan arndt 28 hours ago. | |
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Comment: Please see the previous reviewer's comment, which still applies. bonadea contributions talk 10:44, 21 October 2025 (UTC)
- Comment: Neither the position as Director of National Police Academy nor the Director General of National Disaster Response Force are automatically notable positions. Nor does being the first Indian civil servant to summit Mt Everest. Requires significant coverage about the individual (not a series of mentions in passing) in multiple reliable secondary sources (not YouTube videos or opinion pieces, authored by the individual). Dan arndt (talk) 06:18, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
Atul Karwal is an Indian Police Service(IPS) officer, of the 1988 Batch (Gujarat Cadre) and was the Director of National Police Academy, India.[1] and also the Director General of National Disaster Response Force, India[2][3]. National Police Academy introduced significant changes in the curriculum and training methodology from 2021 onwards under the directorship of Atul Karwal, based on a nationwide Training Needs Analysis he initiated[4].
As Inspector General of Police, he commanded battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force in Kashmir Valley in the late 2010s[5]
He is an ultra-marathoner, a triathlete, a Black Belt in martial arts, and trained in scuba diving[6]. Atul Karwal climbed Mt Everest in May 2008 and became the first Indian Civil Servant to do so[7].
He has been awarded the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 2010 and the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 2016[8]. He received the Police Medal for Gallantry twice, a rare honour, on Republic Day 2020 and Independence Day 2020 for leading operations in Kashmir[9]
He has authored a book titled Think Everest[10] on his Everest expedition; his articles have been published by prominent Indian Newspapers[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "IPS officer Atul Karwal appointed as Director of National Police Academy".
- ^ Deshpande, Abhinay (11 November 2021). "Atul Karwal appointed NDRF chief". The Hindu.
- ^ NDRF, Government of India. "DGs of NDRF". National Disaster Response Force. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Press Information Bureau, Government of India, PIB (11 Dec 2024). "TRAINING AT SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Naseem, Ishfaq (14 July 2016). "Interview with IG Atul Karwal". Firstpost.
- ^ "Of grit, vigour & service". The New Indian Express. December 2021.
- ^ "This IPS officer dons different caps at once". 10 March 2021.
- ^ "First-Ever Everester Bureaucrat, This Fitness Freak IPS Has Trained Scores of IPS".
- ^ https://knowindia.india.gov.in/assets/doc/gallantry2020.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Karwal, Atul (2012). Think Everest. Viva Books Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 9788130919546.
- ^ "NDRF chief writes: How we moved a mountain to rescue the trapped workers in Uttarakhand". 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Biparjoy relief ops set an aspirational benchmark". 27 June 2023.