Sejal Kumar
{{short description|Youtube personality (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
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| birth_name = Sejal Kumar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1995|1|01}}
| nationality = Indian
| mother = Anjali Kumar
| father = Anil Kumar
| education = SRCC (BA, Economics)
| occupation = {{hlist|YouTuber|vlogger}}
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| channel_display_name = Sejal Kumar
| subscribers = 1.45 million
| views = 332 million
| years_active = 2014–present
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Sejal Kumar (born 1 January 1995), is an Indian YouTuber and video blogger.{{cite web|title=Sejal Kumar : The Story Behind the Upcoming Millennial YouTuber|url=https://tomatoheart.com/pooja/sejal-kumar-millennial-youtuber/|website=tomatoheart}}{{Cite web |date=2021-04-25 |title=HT Brunch Social Media Star of The Week: Sejal Kumar |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/brunch/ht-brunch-social-media-star-of-the-week-sejal-kumar-101619318289305.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}} She started her YouTube channel in February 2014, and as of May 2023, she has 1.45 million subscribers and over 332 million views. She recently{{When|date=January 2025}} released her first original song Aisi Hun in the project Creators for Change.{{Cite web |title=I Was Not An Overnight Success: YouTube Creator For Change Sejal Kumar |url=https://www.femina.in/trending/achievers/i-was-not-an-overnight-success-youtube-creator-for-change-sejal-kumar-151531.html |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=femina.in |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Companies/InKTPVDG4kKswLGbREuuhM/YouTube-influencers-Bhuvan-Bam-BB-ki-Vines-Prajakta-Koli-Sh.html|title=How brands are tapping YouTube influencers to push sales|last=Tewari|first=Saumya|date=2 November 2018|website=livemint.com|access-date=25 July 2019}}
Early life and education
Sejal Kumar did her schooling from The Mother's International school, New Delhi. After which she pursued a bachelor's degree in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.{{Citation|last=Sejal Kumar|title=50 Facts About Me! {{!}}Sejal Kumar|date=18 December 2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoUJTI5qcX0|access-date=4 December 2018}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/gurugram-girl-skips-placements-to-turn-full-time-youtuber/articleshow/59045440.cms|title=Gurugram girl skips placements to turn full-time YouTuber |work=The Times of India|access-date=4 December 2018}}
Career
While on her first internship trip to Turkey, Kumar uploaded her first video called "summer style turkey". Since then she has created more than 500 videos on her channel and gained 1M+ subscribers on her YouTube Channel.{{cite web |title=Sejal Youtube channel |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK-l8DE1lyZnguaRQr7_Y-Q |via=YouTube}}
Sometimes her family and friends appear along with her in some of her videos. Her videos are usually centered around fashion, skits, singing and vlogs.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/130818/capturing-hearts-one-vlog-at-a-time.html|title=Capturing hearts, one vlog at a time|date=13 August 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=4 December 2018}}
In 2017 she vlogged her Europe tour in her "Indian girl backpacking in Europe" series.{{Citation|last=Sejal Kumar|title=Indian Girl Backpacking in Europe: Amsterdam {{!}} Sejal Kumar|date=6 October 2017|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvKwBI8c5ZU|access-date=4 December 2018}}
She gave a TEDx talk on "How to make YouTube a career?" at Manipal University, Jaipur.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/21871|title=TEDxYouth@HaileyRoad {{!}} TED|website=www.ted.com|access-date=4 December 2018}}
She has also collaborated with Fashion influencer Komal Pandey in her YouTube videos.
Kumar also starred in The Timeliners web series Engineering Girls in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm9882114/|title=Sejal Kumar|publisher=IMDb|access-date=4 December 2018}}
In November 2018, she launched her own clothing collection in collaboration with StalkBuyLove.{{Cite web|url=https://www.owler.com/reports/stalkbuylove/stalkbuylove-blog-sejal-kumar/1481501400460|title=Owler Reports – StalkBuyLove Blog Sejal Kumar|website=Owler|access-date=4 December 2018}}
Awards and recognition
- Kumar won the Best Vlog Award 2018 in the Cosmopolitan India Blogger Awards 2018
- Kumar won the Best Lifestyle Blogger in Cosmopolitan India Blogger Awards 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.headlinesoftoday.com/headlines/cosmopolitan-awards-winners-2019-see-the-full-report.html|title=Cosmopolitan Awards Winners 2019: See The Full Report|last=Satote|first=Monika|date=27 March 2019|website=Headlines of Today|access-date=25 July 2019}}
- Kumar was presented with the Best Youth Influencer Award by Women of Steel Summit and Awards
- Kumar won the Fashion Account of the year 2018 Award by Instagram.
- Kumar won the Exhibit Magazine Award of Top 5000 Influencers 2019
- Kumar won the Instagrammer of the Year for Fashion, 2019{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/social-media-women-influencers-1525226-2019-05-15|title=Empowering digitally|author=Manjari Saxena |date=May 15, 2019 |magazine=India Today|access-date=25 July 2019}}