However, Agarwal's performance as an intellectual makes a distinct departure in providing an aura of legitimacy for her claims. The types of microcelebrity practices that she engages in on YouTube are not necessarily framed by revealing personal information, but she creates authenticity and relatability instead through acting as a religious guru in an intimate setting, which is then weaved into a nationalist myth of Hindu identity. This affords her a public profile that is accepted within a conservative society given that her activism constitutes a moral and religious conviction.