Our TEAM

Harmehar Kaur Kohli is a physician, community activist focused on empowering and advocating for women and minority communities. She has spent the last decade involved in social justice and grassroots community organizing and believes the Sikh values of social justice, equity, and seva are core to cultivating her life missions and the organizations she leads.  In 2017 she founded Kaurageous Love after personally experiencing the need for gathering and uplifting Sikh women in Richmond Hill. As a Richmond Hill native herself, she has great pride and love for her neighborhood and hoped to cultivate an environment for Sikh women of all ages to rise together and in conjunction with their beloved neighborhood. Harmehar is also the Founding Board Member of South Queens Women’s March, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on women’s empowerment through dismantling norms, practices, and institutions that support patriarchy and gender injustice. Through SQWM, Harmehar has cultivated a staff and team of like minded individuals hosting monthly food pantries, GBV workshops, and civic engagement outreach. The organization opened its permanent office location in Richmond Hill in 2023. Her work has been featured in many large scale and local outlets, and has led to her receiving accolades from various prestigious institutions including City Council and Gold Humanism Honor Society, as well as invitations to speak in front of Capital Hill. Professionally, Harmehar is currently an Internal Medicine Resident physician at NYU Langone Hospital and works to incorporate healthy equity and public safety into her daily practice. In her free time, Harmehar enjoys singing, going on walks, and laughing freely with friends and family.