Gauri Lankesh
Gauri Lankesh (Kannada: ಗೌರಿ ಲಂಕೇಶ್ Gauri Laṅkēś, 29 January 1962 – 5 September 2017) was an Indian journalist-turned-activist 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. Lankesh was known for advocating freedom of the press. She had written about the wrongdoings of the Indian National Congress leader, D. K. Shivakumar, a close associate of the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, S. M. Krishna.[1]
Death
On September 5, 2017, Gauri was fatally shot by three unidentified gunmen as she arrives home in Rajarajeshwari Nagar at night of 8. She was 55 years old. [2][3] At the time of her death, Gauri was known for being a critic of right-wing Hindu extremism.
References
- ↑ Jayanthi Madhukar (20 April 2014). Gauri and Kavitha Lankesh—Tale of two sisters. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/Gauri-and-Kavitha-Lankesh-Tale-of-two-sisters/articleshow/33988780.cms.
- ↑ Rajiv Kalkod (5 September 2017). Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead at her house. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/noted-journalist-gauri-lankesh-shot-dead-at-her-house/articleshow/60380886.cms.
- ↑ "Senior journalist Gauri Lankesh shot dead at her Bengaluru home, kin demands CBI probe". India Today. 5 September 2017. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/journalist-gauri-lankesh-shot-dead-bengaluru/1/1041572.html. Retrieved 5 September 2017.