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Gurmehar Kaur | |
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 Kaur with the author Happymon Jacob at the book launch of The Line of Control: Travelling with the Indian and Pakistani Armies | |
| Born | 24 September 1996[1][2][3] Jalandhar, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | B.A. (Hons.) in English literature at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi |
| Alma mater | Somerville College, Oxford |
Gurmehar Kaur (born 24 September 1996) is an Indian student activist and author.[4] Graduating from Lady Shri Ram College, she pursued her masters from Somerville College, University of Oxford. Kaur is also an ambassador for Postcards for Peace, a UK-based charitable organisation that helps eliminate any form of discrimination.[5]
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 (SFI) and the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) when JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid Shora were invited for a campus seminar. Earlier, she was in the news due to a video she released.
In October 2017, Time magazine used the phrase "free speech warrior" in expressing their opinion of Kaur and included her in their "10 Next Generation Leaders" list for 2017.[6] Her debut, a memoir, called Small Acts of Freedom which was published in January 2018 by Penguin Random House, was shortlisted for the Sahitya Akademi YUVA Puraskar in 2020.[7][8][9]
- ^ @mehartweets (24 September 2017). "Raising hell for peace-Writer-@Time'Next Gen Leader'-@UniOfOxford Specialising in South Asian Studies" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Gurmehar Kaur on Instagram: 'I don't know about you but I'm not feeling 22 🎵 Here's to turning 23 in one of the oldest most beautiful libraries in the world surrounded by the loveliest people.'". Instagram. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Who is Gurmehar Kaur? What's the ongoing #SaveDU campaign all about? All your questions answered". The Indian Express. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ Sources:
- Kumar, Nikhil (12 October 2017). "Free-Speech Warrior". Time. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- "Surprised & happy, says Gurmehar Kaur on making it to the Times Magazine list of 10 next generation leaders". The Indian Express. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- "Gurmehar Kaur named Next Generation leader by Time magazine". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- "'Free speech warrior' Gurmehar Kaur among Time's top 10 Next Gen leaders". Hindustan Times. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2020 Press Releases" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi.
- ^ Santhanam, Radhika (20 January 2018). "Small Acts of Freedom review: Memories and reality". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Gurmehar Kaur's 'Small Acts of Freedom' to be published soon". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 October 2017.