10 Facts About Gurmehar Kaur

Gurmehar Kaur was born on 24 September 1996 and is an Indian student activist and author.

Gurmehar Kaur came in the limelight as she was a part of the 'Save DU campaign' following the February 2017 clashes at Ramjas College between members of the Students Federation of India and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad when JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid Shora were invited for a campus seminar.

In October 2017, Time magazine used the phrase "free speech warrior" in expressing their opinion of Gurmehar Kaur and included her in their "10 Next Generation Leaders" list for 2017.

Gurmehar Kaur was born to Rajvinder Kaur and Captain Mandeep Singh in Jalandhar.

Gurmehar Kaur completed her education at Harvest International School, Ludhiana.

Gurmehar Kaur holds a degree in Literature from Lady Shri Ram College for Women.

Gurmehar Kaur pursued her MSc in Modern South Asian Studies from the Somerville College, Oxford University.

Gurmehar Kaur styled herself as a "soldier for peace" fighting against war.

The video went viral in February 2017, after Gurmehar Kaur came forward with a social media message against ABVP at Delhi University, a student federation belonging to the Sangh Parivar.

Gurmehar Kaur was virtually part of Save DU campaign against ABVP in February 2017 in which she opposed the violence that erupted at the Ramjas College Campus after the lectures of Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid Shora were cancelled due to ABVP's protest.