SheThePeople reached out for a conversation with Chandan Gowda, who worked with Gauri on the book The Way I see it: A Gauri Lankesh reader. She espoused various causes — from women’s rights to Dalit causes to rehabilitation of Naxalites — and wrote about those in her columns. Gauri Lankesh’s murder was not the first such; and it may not be the last. On September 5th, 2017, Gauri Lankesh, founder-editor of Gauri Lankesh Patrike, a Kannada weekly publication, was shot dead at around 8pm outside her home in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bangalore by unidentified attackers. But none of them were ever physically attacked, let alone [receiving] death threats.’. It is reflective of the culture of intolerance and dissonance that is developed and protected. After a few years, she moved to Delhi with her husband, Chidanand Rajghatta. It hints towards a larger impunity that is enjoyed by the propagators of hyper-nationalism. Gauri Lankesh was born on 29 January 1962, in a Lingayat Family. Photo credit: Reuters. Chennai,
Journalists and other intellectuals need to see how best they can discharge their moral concerns for democracy given where they are, given what they can do to push boundaries in small and large ways.” adds Chandan Gowda. Her death was also seen in connection to the murder of M M Kalbugri, Narendra Dhabolkar and Govind Pansare. We ran into each other at rallies and meetings, and at that great Bengaluru institution, Koshy’s Parade Café. Gauri Lankesh was an eminent journalist and a staunch critic of right-wing Hindutva nationalism. Gauri was the 3rd journalist to be killed in 2017. Gauri saw media and in particular journalism as crucial elements in the functioning and well-being of a democratic society. Gauri Lankesh was remarkable in many ways; for her intellectual and personal courage, and for being a genuinely bilingual writer. All of them scholars,writers and rationalists in regional languages, murdered in the same way – by motorcycle-borne helmeted men with 7.65 mm pistols. In India, millions of women are getting online with Indore,
‘We had UR Ananthamurthy, Kalburgi, my own father P Lankesh, Purna Chandra Tejaswi’, she said: ‘They were all trenchant critics of Jawaharlal Nehru, of Indira Gandhi, of Rajiv Gandhi. Six months after Gauri Lankesh wrote these words, she was murdered, not for what she wore, but for what she wrote. Mysore MP Pratap Simha gets twitter-bashed for his insensitivity! Other Indians sought other methods to dispute with Gauri Lankesh. And the media the 4th pillar of democracy, is under threat – lack of credibility, biased reportage and what not. We would love to hear back from you on any comments, critiques, suggestions, corrections, and ideas. Ranchi. To revere, her correctly would be to respect and honour her fight to ensure the freedom of the press and freedom of speech. Get the best of SheThePeople delivered to your inbox -. Jaipur,
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Gauri Lankesh’s death has to be attributed to more than those that pulled the trigger. Do contact us on – gaurilankeshwritings@gmail.com, The Political Discussions Around One Word.. Hindutva and Indianness. 6 mins read. RSS Don Kalladka Bhat: Ideological Indoctrination and Exploitation of Students. She released her father’s periodical was different, he was trying to change Karnataka and its politics and culture through his paper. He ran the Kannada Language weekly tabloid called the Lankesh Patrike. Gauri Lankesh, Noted Journalist and Dissenter, Shot Dead in Bengaluru. It was not a single act of violence against a person, but a contempt for what she stood for. She continued to make space for critical reportage that would upset some power interests or another. From leaders, game changers, board members, executives, sportspersons and more, we engage with women who enrich the world with new ideas, innovations, inspiration and engagement. “She must be remembered for her frank and fearless writing, for her love of social justice. The idea here is to translate many of the important issues written on Gauri Lankesh Patrike and some of the writings of Gauri Lankesh herself to English. In an essay published in the website Scroll earlier this year, Gauri Lankesh wrote of how her home town, Bengaluru, once known for its progressive and emancipatory ethos, was now increasingly captive to patriarchal and authoritarian tendencies. Her marches against cow vigilantism, support for the student movement and unwavering fight for secularism made her a threat to many right-wing forces. What kind of idea did Gauri Lankesh hold for media and journalism, how do you think she imagined fair journalism to be? A radical journalist and a gutsy activist, as the importance and visibility of her work grew, so did contempt for her. They could not trace out the killers of Gauri Lankesh as on the date of writing this article. After a few years, she moved to Delhi with her husband, Chidanand Rajghatta. She was brutally murdered outside her residence in Bengaluru in 2017, by gunmen. Her writings explicitly critiqued the polarisation and majoritarian culture that was widespread. It hints towards a larger impunity that is enjoyed by the propagators of hyper-nationalism. He said “Gauri Lankesh left main-stream media very early in her career. Lucknow, Patna,
And her death has been seen as a staggering reminder of the eroding freedom of the press. He said “Gauri Lankesh left main-stream media very early in her career. He said “Gauri Lankesh left main-stream media very early in her career. According to the Indian Federation for Journalists, 73 journalists have been killed since 2005. And the media the 4th pillar of democracy, is under threat – lack of credibility, biased reportage and what not. Also Read: Rana Ayyub One Of The Most Urgent Global Press Freedom Cases, Anureet Watta is an Intern at SheThePeople. Kolkata, Noida, Gurgaon,
In later years, and especially after the death of her father, the legendary Kannada writer P. Lankesh, she turned to writing more frequently in her mother tongue. How, so soon after the event, can he be so sure? SheThePeople.TV is India's biggest digital storytelling for women, dedicated to passionately championing and promoting their journeys. Then the fundamentalists must have them suppressed and silenced. , 73 journalists have been killed since 2005. So, she held fair journalism in high regard. Who was really afraid of Gauri Lankesh? Gauri Lankesh was an eminent journalist and a staunch critic of right-wing Hindutva nationalism. , named in honour of a Russian Journalist who was assassinated in 2006 in Moscow. Digitalist Tech Media © 2020 All Rights Reserved. On the other hand, it has been ghoulishly celebrated by Hindutva right-wingers. Gauri’s idea of fair journalism also meant taking an active interest in the issues affecting the powerless sections of society and not being fixated upon issues that matter only for the better off.”, Also Read: Phoolan Devi, A Fierce Woman Who Challenged Caste Patriarchy. As a journalist she waged a constant struggle for bringing issues in the sidelines to light. She also published Kannada translations of activist writings found outside Karnataka. Pressure was brought on the newspaper’s management to have the column stopped; to their eternal shame, the management succumbed. Delhi, Mumbai,
What if they chose instead to participate in public life, as citizens and writers? Soon after her demise, her work was posthumously granted the Anna Politkovskaya Award, named in honour of a Russian Journalist who was assassinated in 2006 in Moscow. Her fight was also to retain the freedom of the press. 5th September 2017, Bengaluru: The news of famous journalist Gauri Lankesh’s assassination shook the nation to the core. Reporters without borders ranked India in the 136th position out of 180 countries on the Press Freedom Index. She wrote about many issues, as her position in society as a Lingayat woman and also other battles across the nation, from mob lynching, anti caste movements and negotiations with Naxalites. Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter. We stood on the same side as regards religious fundamentalism; but otherwise I was a centrist liberal whilst she was decidedly on the left of the political spectrum. Later, she moved back to Bangalore where she worked with the Sunday Magazine, as a correspondent for nine years. Who was really afraid of, SheThePeople reached out for a conversation with. Please do help us with fact and narration checking. It may be freelancers who actually commit these acts; but they are emboldened by politicians, ideologues and television anchors who demonise all critics of the ruling regime as anti-national. Her career was a sharp contrast to a wider context of consumerist journalism. Great care for facts and for ensuring that the reportage reflected the complexity of the issue adequately constituted a chief feature of fair journalism for her. I knew Gauri Lankesh for many years. Until 2005, when she and her brother fell out, Gauri was also the editor of Lankesh … A, fter a falling out with her brother Indrajit, who had taken over as proprietor and publisher, Gauri went on to bring out her own weekly, She espoused various causes — from women’s rights to, . She was a fierce, vocal, and ardent woman with her own beliefs and who was known for her vehement anti-Hindu views. The political climate is now more poisonous and rancorous than at any time since the Emergency. Lankesh, 55, was the editor of Gauri Lankesh Patrike, a weekly newspaper, which she published from Bangalore at the time of her murder. And the media the 4th pillar of democracy, is under threat – lack of credibility, biased reportage and what not. Ramachandra Guha’s books include Gandhi Before India. As a journalist she waged a constant struggle for bringing issues in the sidelines to light. Soon after her demise, her work was posthumously granted the. https://www.hindustantimes.com/columns/gauri-lankesh-killing-undermining-democracy-one-writer-at-a-time/story-JX2WtGdprHotFRxfkgD98L.html, Gauri Lankesh killing: Undermining democracy, one writer at a time, https://www.hindustantimes.com/columns/durgavati-vohra-remembering-india-s-unsung-warriors/story-llCcpauMTz7fFk6AToknzI.html, Durgavati Vohra: Remembering India’s unsung warriors, https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/sohrab-kushrushahi-gain-protein-with-a-plant-based-diet/story-NpnFCJs5X90WSkLIz7xcVP.html. Gauri Lankesh’s death has been widely mourned by ordinary, decent, Indians. Speaking to the website Newslaundry in November 2016, Gauri Lankesh observed that ‘in Karnataka today, we are living in such times that the Hindutva brigade welcomes the killings (as in the case of Dr M M Kalburgi) and celebrate the deaths (as in the case of Dr U R Ananthamurthy) of those who oppose their ideology, their political party. Later, she moved back to Bangalore where she worked with the, , as a correspondent for nine years. The ringmasters of the well-planned murder as well as the actual offenders of the horrendous act remain at large, or yet-to-be-proven-guilty, but her passing has left […] These efforts were her way of showing commitment to the well being of democracy in India. She ran her weekly with small resources, a fact that gives greater weight and value to her activist efforts. You must be logged in to submit your story. I was referring to such people because, let me assure you, they are keen to somehow shut me up too.’, More recently, in one of her last public talks, Gauri Lankesh noted that while Karnataka had a long tradition of dissenting writers, they had never faced such intimidation before. Fundamentalist fanatics had long targeted her, for her fearless criticisms of the hateful and divisive politics that were threatening to tear her state and her country apart. Her writings explicitly critiqued the, that was widespread. When she was young, wrote Lankesh, women in Bangalore were free to live their own lives, to follow their own instincts, to forge personal and professional paths in a manner unknown or at least uncommon in other cities. The idea here is to translate many of the important issues written on Gauri Lankesh Patrike and some of the writings of Gauri Lankesh herself to English. Her father died in the year 2000, post which she became the editor of Lankesh Patrike and handled it with her brother. But that did not stop her from expressing her views either. The final issue of Gauri Lankesh Patrike had been called “In the Age of False News,” with an editorial by Lankesh that called out the Hindu right and its “lie factories.” She had noted the proliferation of rumours and right-wing abuse, and the deliberate stoking of violence, including by troll farms that target women, religious minorities, and people of opposing ideologies. They need a platform that relates to them. This is entirely true, and of the whole of India, not just Karnataka. For several years, Gauri wrote a most readable column in a leading English language daily. She was brutally murdered outside her residence in Bengaluru in 2017, by gunmen. Lankesh, the editor of Kannada tabloid Gauri Lankesh Patrike, was known for her rationalist and anti-fascist writings. She also organised public meetings to protest violations of democracy all the time. Defamation cases, which are usually a means of silencing free-spirited journalism, were being filed against her all the time. Gauri Lankesh was remarkable in many ways; for her intellectual and personal courage, and for being a genuinely bilingual writer. Can we stop asking Indian women to be sanskaari? 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Her fight was also to retain the, Gauri Lankesh was born on 29 January 1962, in a, Family. Her father P Lankesh was the award-winning journalist, writer and film director. It was not a single act of violence against a person, but a contempt for what she stood for. Even if the BJP or the RSS is not directly involved in this and similar murders, there is little question that the ruling dispensation has enabled a climate of hate and suspicion that makes such targeted killings of writers and scholars possible. Gauri Lankesh continued to write fearlessly in Kannada; whereupon right-wing politicians brought an array of cases against her in the lower courts. We would love to hear back from you on any comments, critiques, suggestions, corrections, and ideas. 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She also advocated for Lingayat to be declared as a separate religion. The senior Cabinet Minister, Nitin Gadkari, has denied that the BJP or its affiliates had anything to do with Gauri Lankesh’s murder. She first made her mark in the 1990s, writing in English for Sunday magazine. We Empower, Engage and Elevate, connecting them to an amazing network that inspires and grows each others' efforts. Early in her career, she worked with The Times of India in Bangalore. SheThePeople reached out for a conversation with Chandan Gowda, who worked with Gauri on the book The Way I see it: A Gauri Lankesh reader. It is reflective of the culture of intolerance and dissonance that is developed and protected. Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhopal
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