Kumar was born in India, but has lived most of his life in the Caribbean, namely Trinidad, Surinam, Guyana and then Barbados. He is a Business Administrator by profession, with a diverse business background in trade, commerce, industry and property management; a Certified mediator and a Paralegal.
He was educated in the Caribbean; obtained his McMgill Matriculation from Lower Canada College in Montreal and his Bachelors in Business Administration at Bishop's University in Quebec, Canada.
In 2002, he completed his Masters Degree (Hons) in Conflict Resolution at Antioch University, Ohio, USA.
In 2005, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Barbados.
In 2007, he was accredited and registered by the Mediation Board of Trinidad & Tobago as a Certified Mediator for Civil Non-Family Matters.
He has devoted most of his spare time introducing ADR in general and mediation in particular to the Barbadian community emphasizing that there is a collaborative, inquisitorial and creative alternative to resolving conflict other than the adversarial and toxic litigation process.
Kumar advocates that for any mediation model to be sustainable it has to incorporate indigenous values and traditions in order to preserve the already established culture and beliefs of its jurisdiction. Further he believes that practitioners must first find that connection, that centre grounded in empathy, impartiality and open-mindedness within their personal and professional lives to be effective in mediation.
He is a member of:• The Association for Internation Arbitration (AIA) Brussels
• Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), Washington DC
• ADR Institute of Canada
• Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) in the United Kingdom
• A life member of the Council for National and International Commercial Arbitration (CNICA, India). His hobbies include study of Philosophy and Spirituality, Conflict Resolution and Management.