Gauri Lankesh (Journalist) Age, Husband, Death Cause, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Gauri Lankesh
Profession	Journalist, Activist
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 153 cm in meters- 1.52 m in feet inches- 5’ ½”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 50 kg in pounds- 110 lbs
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 January 1962
Birth Place	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Date of Death	5 September 2017
Place of Death	Outside her residence in Ideal Homes colony, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru
Age (at the time of death)	55 Years
Death Cause	Murder (Shot)
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aquarius
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
College	Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi
Eduacational Qualifications	Graduate
Family	Father- Late Paalyada Lankesh (Litterateur, Poet, and Filmmaker) Mother- Indira Lankesh (Businesswomen) Brother- Inderjit Lankesh (Younger, Filmmaker) Sister- Kavitha Lankesh (Younger, Filmmaker)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Lingayat (Backward Classes - BC)
Address	Ideal Homes colony in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru
Hobbies	Reading
Controversies	In November 2016, she was found guilty of defamation in a case involving BJP MP Prahlad Joshi and had been sentenced to 6 months in jail and received bail the same day.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Grilled chicken
Favourite Actor	Mahesh Babu
Favourite Actress	Harshika Poonacha
Favourite Films	Bollywood- Omkara Hollywood- Citizen Kane
Favourite TV Show	Boston Legal
Favourite Books	The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favourite Writers	Vaidehi, Lalitha Nayak, Banu Ustad
Favourite Journalist	Shivam Vij
Favourite Politicians	Rahul Gandhi, Jayaprakash Hegde, Justin Trudeau
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Divorcee
Husband/Spouse	Chidanand Rajghatta (Ex-husband - Columnist)
Children	Son- None Daughter- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gauri Lankesh

• Did Gauri Lankesh smoke?: Yes

• Did Gauri Lankesh drink alcohol?: Yes

• Gauri was born into a family of renowned journalists and media publishers.

• Her father was a well-known litterateur, poet, and filmmaker whose weekly ‘Lankesh Patrike’ broke major political scandals that rocked governments.

• She wanted to be a doctor, but it didn’t happen, so she decided to become a journalist.

• She was married before 1980 to her collage friend, Chidanand Rajghatta, but the couple got divorced later. However, they remained friend post their divorce.

• She started her career as a journalist with a stint at the Times of India, Bengaluru.

• After the demise of her father in 2000 due to ‘heart attack’, she stepped into her father’s shoes as chief editor.

• Before working in his father’s weekly, she was working for Eenadu’s Telugu television channel in Delhi. 

• She was the supporter of political parties, such as – Indian National Congress (INR) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

• Like her father, she was known for her secular, anti-caste and anti-Hindutva views.

• In 2005, she opened her own weekly called ‘Gauri Lankesh Patrike.’

• On 5 September 2017, at around 8.00 pm, she was shot by 3 assailants when she was entering her house in Bengaluru’s Ideal Homes colony in Rajarajeshwari Nagar.