Simranjit Kaur Gill was born in Gaunsgarh, Ludhiana. She completed her schooling at the Government School in Gaunsgarh before moving to Chandigarh. There she earned her M.A. (Hons.) in Political Science and LL.B. from Panjab University, Chandigarh.

During her university years, she emerged as the first female student leader of Panjab University, Chandigarh. She began as Girl Wing In-charge of the Students’ Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU). She was later elected General Secretary of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) for the term 2011–13—the first time any student party at the university had appointed a woman to head the organisation.

While serving as Chief Patron of NSUI, she undertook a hunger strike demanding 24-hour library access for girl hostellers. During the peaceful protest, members of another student union, GGSU, attacked her and her team. Despite the assault, she persisted. After seven days of hunger strike her health deteriorated critically and she was admitted to GMMS Hospital, Sector 16, Chandigarh. Ultimately the university authorities accepted her demands, securing greater liberty and equal access for female students.

Political Journey and Choice of Independent Activism.

Her bold and fearless approach earned wide recognition. In July 2016 she was appointed the youngest woman from a non-political family as Secretary of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. She resigned from the post after only a month, choosing activism over positions of power, name and fame. Since then she has neither joined any political party nor accepted any political office, preferring to raise her voice independently against injustice in society.

She began her legal practice at the District Courts in Mohali and currently practises successfully as an advocate at the Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh.

Her sustained work led to her appointment in January 2023 as a Member of the Punjab State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. In that capacity, she conducted studies on child-care institutions and recommended systemic improvements. To date, she and her team have taken responsibility for 20 child victims, facilitating their rescue and rehabilitation. They have also supported one adult woman survivor of domestic violence, assisting her education until she completed a B.A. in Psychology and rebuilt her life with strength and dignity.

Since 2020, she and her team have actively participated in the farmers’ protests and provided legal assistance to affected farmers, particularly after the events of 26 January at the Red Fort.

In her native village of Gaunsgarh and surrounding areas of Ludhiana district, she has consistently raised her voice against illegal sand mining and unauthorised industrial activity. She has organised legal-awareness seminars to educate villagers on the distinction between legal and illegal mining and the environmental and safety risks involved. For this work she has faced violent retaliation; in April 2025 she was brutally attacked by alleged members of the sand mafia while responding to a distress call. Despite injuries, she continued to pursue the matter, meeting the Governor of Punjab and pressing for action against the mining mafia and administrative inaction. Her efforts form part of a broader commitment to environmental protection and the rights of rural communities.