Canadian City Burnaby to Observe September 5 As Gauri Lankesh Day

The Canadian city of Burnaby declared that Sep 5 will be observed as ‘Gauri Lankesh Day’. It will be a tribute to the journalist and activist on her death anniversary. On Thursday, September 2, her sister Kavitha Lankesh said to PTI that she has received a proclamation regarding the same. Gauri Lankesh was shot outside her Bengaluru residence in 2017

The proclamation issued by the office of the Mayor of Burnaby Mike Hurley said Gauri Lankesh was a courageous Indian journalist who stood up for truth and justice, challenged superstition and social ills, and dedicated her life to serving the poor and oppressed.

Gauri Lankesh, a left-leaning journalist who brought out a magazine “Gauri Lankesh Patrike”, was shot dead by two assailants on September 5, 2017 evening just outside her house in Bengaluru allegedly for her anti-Hindutva stand.