Media · Activism · Literature · 1962–2017
Gauri Lankesh — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 29 January 1962 · Died: 5 September 2017 · Age at death: 55
How old was Gauri Lankesh when she died?
Gauri Lankesh died aged 55. She was born on 29 January 1962 and died on 5 September 2017.
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.
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- Age at death
- 55
- Would be
- 64
- Years since death
- 9
- Born
- January 29, 1962 · Shimoga district, India
- Died
- September 5, 2017
- Nationality
- Indian
- Known for
- Media, Activism, Literature
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