Harnidh Kaur

In brief: This page outlines Sarah's public accusation that Harnidh Kaur plagiarized her. It further shows the aftermath of the accusation.

2015, November

Harnidh Kaur delivers a TEDxYouth@KalyaniNagar talk titled “Creativity and Healing”.

Writer’s Workshop India publishes Harnidh Kaur’s first book, The Inability of Words.

2016, June 20

Thought Catalog publishes Harnidh Kaur’s second book, The Ease of Forgetting.

2017, January 11

Harnidh Kaur delivers a TEDxXIE talk titled “A Poem cannot Change the World but it can Change People”.

2017, May

2017, August

Harnidh Kaur delivers a TEDxFLAMEUniversity talk titled “Men in Feminism”.

2018, October

Harnidh Kaur becomes a voice in India’s #MeToo movement.

NewsX publishes a video with the caption “As #MeToo movement is gaining momentum in India, women from all walks of life are opening up about their horrendous experiences. This time BCCI Ceo Rahul Johri has been accused of taking advantage of author Harnidh Kaur by offering a job opportunity.”

Under 25 publishes a video titled “Harnidh Kaur on the #MeToo Movement” with Harnidh Kaur as guest.

2018, November

12-18

The following is a screenshot of @harnidhk’s account for these dates:

The following is an example of her text posts. This particular post is from November 14:

Sarah posts a message she receives from a follower who states Harnidh Kaur posts similar content to Sarah. Sarah accuses Harnidh Kaur of plagiarism. The following pictures show Sarah’s stories regarding the situation:

2018, November 20

Sarah accuses Harnidh Kaur and her sister of hacking her Instagram account. She updates her Facebook page with the following message:

2018, November 20

2018, November

@streganessa reaches out to Sarah and offers to help restore her account. READ THIS STORY HERE. @streganessa states that the account was not hacked but banned for bullying.

Harnidh Kaur responds to the accusations.

2018, November 21

EDTimes publishes an article by Chirali Sharma titled “Popular Poet Harnidh Kaur Gets Accused Of Plagiarism And Building Her Empire Off Someone Else’s Work”.

2018, November 22

Instagram account @whydidyouswiperightho (read about the Sleuth Squad here) included the following image and caption on a post concerning this plagiarism accusation.