Renowned entrepreneur, writer, and publisher Indira Lankesh has passed away at the age of 83. Born on June 2, 1943, in Shivamogga, she was a key figure in the Lankesh family's influential literary and journalistic legacy. Indira Lankesh was the wife of writer and journalist P Lankesh and mother of filmmaker Kavita Lankesh, filmmaker and actor Indrajith Lankesh, and the late journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, who was killed in 2017. Her contributions to Kannada literature and journalism were significant, and she is survived by her children and their families.
Indira Lankesh was a successful entrepreneur who built a saree business from scratch and a publisher who helped sustain one of Karnataka's most influential journalistic ventures. Her literary contribution found lasting expression in her autobiographical work 'Hulimavu Mattu Nanu', which was serialised in Gauri Lankesh Patrike. Political leaders and members of Karnataka's literary community have paid tribute to her, remembering her as a role model for women and a person who lived with unwavering determination and resilience.
