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Gauri Lankesh
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Indian Kannada-language journalist-activist (1962-2017)
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1962-01-29 ) 29 January 1962, Bangalore , Mysore State , India
- Died
- 5 September 2017 (2017-09-05) (aged 55), Bengaluru , Karnataka , India
- Cause of death
- Murder ( gunshot wounds )
- Occupations
- Activist, journalist
- Employer
- Lankesh Patrike
- Spouse
- Chidanand Rajghatta
- Family
- P. Lankesh (father), Indrajit Lankesh (brother), Kavitha Lankesh (sister)
- Awards
- Anna Politkovskaya Award
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Bengaluru
- Father
- P. Lankesh
- Sibling
- Kavitha Lankesh
- Occupation
- editor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- political activity
- Movement
- freedom of the press
- Image
- Gauri Lankesh.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1962-01-29
- date of death
- 2017-09-05
- cause of death
- gunshot wound
- manner of death
- homicide
- name in native language
- ಗೌರಿ ಲಂಕೇಶ್
- writing language
- Kannada
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- Gauri Lankesh
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Encyclopedic overview
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
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