Gauri Lankesh
Also known as Gouri Lankesh
Indian Kannada-language journalist-activist (1962-2017)
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5 total works indexed
- Gut Microbiota Regulate Motor Deficits and Neuroinflammation in a Model of Parkinson’s Disease
· 2016 · cited 3,196x
- Indigenous Bacteria from the Gut Microbiota Regulate Host Serotonin Biosynthesis
· 2015 · cited 3,123x
- Global Prevalence of Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders
· 2012 · cited 2,074x
- Tocilizumab in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial
· 2021 · cited 1,518x
- Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection: an international cohort study
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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.
Early life and career