{"id":369040,"date":"2017-11-28T15:26:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T09:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/?p=369040"},"modified":"2017-11-28T15:26:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T09:56:37","slug":"gurmehar-kaur-free-speech-warrior-interview-ss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/gurmehar-kaur-free-speech-warrior-interview-ss\/","title":{"rendered":"One Among 10 Next Generation Leaders 2017 by TIME Magazine ! She Is The &#8220;Free-Speech Warrior&#8221;-Gurmehar Kaur !"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;Today I am a soldier like my dad, I fight for peace between India and Pakistan.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of late\u00a0Captain Mandeep Singh who was\u00a0one of the seven personnel killed after a Rashtriya Rifle camp was attacked by militants in Jammu and Kashmir on 6 August 1999<\/strong>, when Gurmehar was two years old. The 20-year-old from Jalandhar who is studying English literature at Lady Shri Ram College in Delhi, had shot to national fame when she was trolled online for speaking up against violence allegedly by members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), student affiliate of ruling BJP, at Delhi University\u2019s Ramjas College in February.<\/p>\n<p>Gurmehar\u00a0was trolled and branded as an &#8220;anti-national&#8221;for her video in which she was seen holding a placard with text written over it, which read &#8221; <strong>Pakistan Did Not Killed My Dad War Killed Him<\/strong>&#8220;. After that\u00a0she was threatened with rape and murder by internet goons to the extent that she had to leave Delhi for a while.\u00a0Despite being at the center of the controversy, she refused to be silent.\u00a0<strong>US-based magazine Time has selected student and peace activist\u00a0Gurmehar Kaur\u00a0as one of its 10 \u2018Next Generation Leaders\u2019 for 2017, hailing her as a \u201cfree-speech warrior\u201d. <\/strong>Let&#8217;s know more about this pure fighter soul in the interview down below.<\/p>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"369070\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/gurmehar-kaur-free-speech-warrior-interview-ss\/gurmehar192630dl1273\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25142916\/gurmehar192630dl1273.jpg?fit=759%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"759,422\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gurmehar192630dl1273\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25142916\/gurmehar192630dl1273.jpg?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25142916\/gurmehar192630dl1273.jpg?fit=759%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-369070\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25142916\/gurmehar192630dl1273.jpg?resize=759%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/jitendra-kumar-jeetu-tvf-pitchers-actor-youtuber-star-interview-ss\/\" width=\"759\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25142916\/gurmehar192630dl1273.jpg?resize=759%2C422&#038;ssl=1 759w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25142916\/gurmehar192630dl1273.jpg?resize=759%2C422&#038;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25142916\/gurmehar192630dl1273.jpg?resize=759%2C422&#038;ssl=1 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 759px) 100vw, 759px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>In conversation with\u00a0 Gurmehar Kaur:<\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s3\">1.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s2\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">First major question, tell us about your views regarding the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s2\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u2018anti-nationalist \u2018 tag that had been added to your name after your most viral video \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">&#8220;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">soldier of peace\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u201c!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Calibri;\">I find it absolutely ridiculous so I don&#8217;t pay \u00a0any heed to it. Plus this tag says more about the person tagging me with than it does about me, since when had peace become anti-nation?<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s3\">2.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">Do you feel that our society still lags behind in\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u201cfreedom of speech \u201c?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">Clearly not, because if you go online and dig a little deeper the whole society is out there using their freedoms of expression to abuse, hurt and bully people. What we really lag behind in is the understanding of freedom of expression and understanding the difference between critiquing and abusing.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\"><img data-attachment-id=\"369073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/gurmehar-kaur-free-speech-warrior-interview-ss\/23319396_10214994674322598_9158527897211041857_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25143027\/23319396_10214994674322598_9158527897211041857_n.jpg?fit=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"768,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"23319396_10214994674322598_9158527897211041857_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25143027\/23319396_10214994674322598_9158527897211041857_n.jpg?fit=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25143027\/23319396_10214994674322598_9158527897211041857_n.jpg?fit=768%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-369073\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25143027\/23319396_10214994674322598_9158527897211041857_n.jpg?resize=768%2C960&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/jitendra-kumar-jeetu-tvf-pitchers-actor-youtuber-star-interview-ss\/\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25143027\/23319396_10214994674322598_9158527897211041857_n.jpg?resize=768%2C960&#038;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/25143027\/23319396_10214994674322598_9158527897211041857_n.jpg?resize=768%2C960&#038;ssl=1 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s3\">3.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s5\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">According to the media you had received various death and rape threats after the campaign, is it true? If yes, did\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s5\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">you regret taking such a bold step or did these threats made stronger to go further?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #404040; font-family: Calibri;\">The threats were on social media for the world to see, so yes it&#8217;s true. I don&#8217;t regret it, what I really regretted was sitting in my bed\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">6 months later<\/span><\/span>\u00a0going through all the horrible news that there is, of violence, of lynching and then feeling guilty for not speaking up when I should have. The guilt would&#8217;ve been much worse than any threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Also read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/jitendra-kumar-jeetu-tvf-pitchers-actor-youtuber-star-interview-ss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A True Example of \u2018The Act In An Actor\u2019 ! Know Jitendra Kumar- The Face Of TVF &amp; The Youth Star Icon Who Is Grabbing \u2018The Limelight\u2019 With His Phenomenal Acting !<\/a><\/h3>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s3\">4.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">After all the trouble you<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u2019ve been through h<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">ow does it feel to be selected as\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s6\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">one of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s6\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">Time magazine<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s6\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u2019s<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s6\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u00a010 \u2018Next Generation Leaders\u2019 for 2017,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s6\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">and receiving the title of<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s6\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u00a0a \u201cfree-speech warrior\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s6\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s6\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">Getting such an honour feels like a balm on wounds.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s6\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\"><img data-attachment-id=\"371144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/gurmehar-kaur-free-speech-warrior-interview-ss\/du-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151815\/du.jpg?fit=1200%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,520\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"du\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151815\/du.jpg?fit=300%2C130&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151815\/du.jpg?fit=1024%2C444&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-371144\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151815\/du.jpg?resize=1024%2C444&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"gurmehar kaur interview student stories young leader delhi student time magazine\" width=\"1024\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151815\/du.jpg?resize=1024%2C444&#038;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151815\/du.jpg?resize=1024%2C444&#038;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151815\/du.jpg?resize=1024%2C444&#038;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151815\/du.jpg?resize=1024%2C444&#038;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s3\">5.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s7\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">A<\/span><\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s7\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">re you planning on getting into Indian politics anytime in future?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s7\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">I want to pursue law or public policy.\u00a0 I need to educate myself before coming to a decision of whether to join politics or not, we anyway have a lot of uneducated politicians, not sure if I would join politics but even if I did, I&#8217;d like to be different than them.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s3\">6.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">How are you planning to change the mentalities and removing the negativities from our society? Are you satisfied with the influence you are creating on people right now?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<div><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">\u00a0One can never be satisfied, there is so much to do but by constantly speaking up against atrocities. The more we speak up the more resistance we build.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\"><img data-attachment-id=\"371145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.paisawapas.com\/student-stories\/gurmehar-kaur-free-speech-warrior-interview-ss\/owczhl96\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151949\/oWCzhl96.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"512,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oWCzhl96\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151949\/oWCzhl96.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151949\/oWCzhl96.jpg?fit=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-371145\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151949\/oWCzhl96.jpg?resize=512%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"gurmehar kaur interview student stories young leader delhi student time magazine\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151949\/oWCzhl96.jpg?resize=512%2C512&#038;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151949\/oWCzhl96.jpg?resize=512%2C512&#038;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/student-stories.s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com\/student-stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/28151949\/oWCzhl96.jpg?resize=512%2C512&#038;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s3\">7.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416s4\"><span class=\"m_2046918428246207416bumpedFont15\">You are someone the present generation looks up to as an inspiration, what motivational message would you like to give to others?<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #222222; font-family: Calibri;\">The world will constantly judge you no matter what you do, stick to what you believe in and always have faith.<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Connect with Gurmehar Kaur :<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehartweets?lang=en\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Gurmehar Kaur on Twitter<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gurmeharrr\/\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Gurmehar Kaur on Instagram<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gurmehark?ref=br_rs\" class=\"external\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Gurmehar Kaur on Facebook<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Today I am a soldier like my dad, I fight for peace between India and Pakistan.&#8221; Gurmehar Kaur, daughter of late\u00a0Captain Mandeep Singh who was\u00a0one of the seven personnel killed after a Rashtriya Rifle camp was attacked by militants in Jammu and Kashmir on 6 August 1999, when Gurmehar was two years old. 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