This article traces some aspects of activist and educator, Surjeet Kaur’s life trajectory. Kaur was an active member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) as well as the National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW). From 1981-83, Kaur was in East Berlin as a Representative of the Asian Commission of the WIDF (Women’s International Democratic Federation). This diversity of life experiences allowed for the crafting of networks with fellow activists within India as well as those from African and Asian contexts. The article is a biographical sketch and relies on the narrative and memories of Kaur’s daughter, Roly Jha, who accompanied her mother as a minor on her first trip ever to the GDR.