Gauri Lankesh
Gauri Lankesh | |
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Gauri in 2012 | |
| Born | 29 January 1962 |
| Died | 5 September 2017 (aged 55) |
| Cause of death | Murder (gunshot wounds) |
| Occupation(s) | Activist, journalist |
| Employer | Lankesh Patrike |
| Spouse | Chidanand Rajghatta |
| Family | P. Lankesh (father) Indrajit Lankesh (brother) Kavitha Lankesh (sister) |
| Awards | Anna Politkovskaya Award |
Gauri Lankesh (29 January 1962 – 5 September 2017) was an Indian activist and journalist from Bangalore, Karnataka. She worked as an editor in Lankesh Patrike, a Kannada weekly started by her father P. Lankesh, and ran her own weekly called Gauri Lankesh Patrike. She was murdered outside her home in Rajarajeshwari Nagar on 5 September 2017. At the time of her death, Gauri was known for being a critic of right-wing Hindu extremism. She was honoured with the Anna Politkovskaya Award for speaking against right-wing Hindu extremism, campaigning for women's rights and opposing caste based discrimination.