Raising hell for peace, her Twitter bio reads. From dodging death threats to being a published author at 21, Gurmehar Kaur doesn't hesitate to clarify that she is still very much ordinary. She doesn't imply any insignificance by using the word but, in fact, sheds light on how her reality mirrors that of many young Indians. An advocate for peace, Kaur has waded through hatred and, in the process, paved the way for a mission of reaching out to people.

A deeply personal narrative, her first book, Small Acts of Freedom, launched in January 2018, and told the story of three generations of strong women in her family. In the introduction, she writes, "My strength is inherited. I don't believe that my existence is all about a three-day long controversy [which erupted after the Kargil martyr's daughter made a video holding a placard advocating peace with Pakistan]." Kaur is currently writing her second book, also non-fiction. With the book announcement coming in a week's time, Kaur says it's on similar lines as the first, adding, "When you see it, you'd definitely expect me to write it." But her journey as a writer doesn't end at non-fiction. "I am so young, I want to do everything."