Manish Kaushik (boxer)  Manish Kaushik (born 11 January 1996) is an Indian boxer who won a silver medal in 2018 Commonwealth Games, in the light weight division, Kaushik won gold medal at the 2017 National Boxing Games in the same weight category. He hails from the village of Devsar in the Bhiwani district of Haryana. He is employed with Indian army as the Subedar. Manish Kaushik was born on 11 January 1996 in Devsar village, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) from Bhiwani, Haryana. His father, Somdutt Sharma, is a farmer, while his mother is a homemaker. Kaushik did his primary schooling in devsar and secondary schooling in Bhiwani and finally received a bachelor's degree from Govt. College of Education,Bhiwani. kaushik rose as early as 4 a.m. in the mornings to balance his training and studies. In order to ensure a better life for their underprivileged family, Kaushik decided to learn boxing. In 2008, boxer Jitender Kumar participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics so the craze for boxing was increased. After of it kaushik succeeded in entering the Indian Army in 2016 with his boxing credentials, kaushik, boxing quickly grew from an interest and passion to a career choice. Manish kaushik became national Champion for the first time when he beat defending champion Shiva Thapa in 2017. Kaushik won gold medal in his weight category in Asian Game Test Event held in Jakarta Indonesia. In 2017, Kazakhstan International Boxing Tournament held in Kazakhstan, Manish Kaushik wins Silver Medal in his weight category. Kaushik won gold medal in his weight category in Doha International Boxing Tournament held in Doha, Qatar.