Gauri Lankesh

Gauri Lankesh was an Indian journalist, activist, and publisher from Bangalore, Karnataka, known for her fierce criticism of right-wing Hindu extremism and advocacy for women's rights and press freedom[1][8]. She edited the Kannada weekly Lankesh Patrike, founded by her father P. Lankesh, and ran her own publication, Gauri Lankesh Patrike[1][6]. She was assassinated outside her home in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore, on September 5, 2017, and was later honored with the Anna Politkovskaya Award for her courageous activism[1][2].