“Her death comes two years after leading progressive thinker and researcher M.M. Kalburgi was shot dead in his Dharwad home in 2015. Ms. Lankesh had been known for her strident stand against communalism in Karnataka [she was an outspoken critic of Hindutva groups]. In 2016, she was convicted in a defamation case filed by MP Prahlad Joshi, who had objected to a report against BJP leaders.” More here.