Gauri Lankesh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian Kannada-language journalist-activist
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Place of Birth: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
About Gauri Lankesh
- Gauri Lankesh (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.
- She was shot to death by assailants 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 honored with Anna Politkovskaya Award for speaking against right-wing Hindu extremism, campaigning for women's rights and opposing caste based discrimination.
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