Gurmehar Kaur

Student

Indian Jalandhar, Punjab, India

Quick Info

ProfessionStudent
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth24/09/1996
Age29 years
BirthplaceJalandhar, Punjab, India

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Bio/Wiki

Real NameGurmehar Kaur
NicknameNot Known

Physical Stats & More

Height163 cm
Weight53 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • St. Joseph's Convent School, Jalandhar Cantt
  • Harvest International School, Ludhiana
CollegeLady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, New Delhi
Educational QualificationBachelor's degree in English (2019); Master's degree in Modern South Asian Studies (MSc)
UniversitySomerville College, University of Oxford

Personal Life

HometownJalandhar, Punjab, India

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsNot Known
Husband/SpouseN/A

Family

FatherLate Captain Mandeep Singh (Indian Army, killed in 1999 during Kargil war)
MotherRajvinder Kaur (Employee Excise and Taxation Department of Punjab)
Siblings
BrotherNot Known
SisterNot Known

Career

ProfessionStudent
Current Roles
  • Student activist
  • Author
  • Free speech advocate
  • Global ambassador for Digital Peace Now
  • Ambassador for Postcards for Peace
  • Co-founder of Citizens for Public Leadership
Notable Achievements
  • Listed by TIME magazine as 'Next Generation Leader' in 2017
  • Author of 'Small Acts of Freedom' (published January 2018, shortlisted for Sahitya Akademi YUVA Puraskar in 2020)
  • Author of 'The Young and the Restless: Youth and Politics in India' (published May 2019)
  • Led TED talk
  • Speaker at Jaipur Literature Festival

Favourites

PoliticianArvind Kejriwal
Actors
  • Amitabh Bachchan
  • Salman Khan
  • Shah Rukh Khan
Actresses
  • Alia Bhatt
  • Deepika Padukone
  • Priyanka Chopra
Films
Bollywood
  • Kahaani 2
  • Bajrangi Bhaijaan
  • Tamasha
  • Highway
Hollywood
  • Forrest Gump
  • A Walk To Remember
  • Harry Potter
Musicians
  • Calvin Harris
  • Harshdeep Kaur
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • David Guetta
  • Adele
  • A.R. Rahman
  • Taylor Swift
TV Shows
Indian
  • Bigg Boss
  • MTV Roadies
  • MTV Splitsvilla
American
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Supernatural
  • Weeds
  • The Vampire Diaries
  • How I Met Your Mother
SportTennis
Book1,000 Places to See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz
Restaurants
  • Haveli in Jalandhar
  • The Tuck Shop in Bengaluru

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Gurmehar's father, Captain Mandeep Singh, served in the Indian army's Rashtriya Rifles and was killed in 1999.
2. She voiced her opposition to ABVP for their conduct at Ramjas College through a protest.
3. Gurmehar received alleged rape threats for her stance against ABVP.
4. Gurmehar received rape and death threats on social media for her stance against ABVP and withdrew from the Save DU campaign on 28 February 2017.
5. In April 2016, she released a video holding 36 placards addressing her father's death and calling for peace between India and Pakistan, with one placard stating 'Pakistan did not kill my dad, war killed him.'
6. Her memoir 'Small Acts of Freedom' is a family history spanning three generations of women, from her grandmother who came to India from Lahore after Partition to her own experiences as a student activist.
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