more-inNearly three months since she was murdered, friends of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh will register a trust – Gauri Lankesh Memorial Trust – to memorialise her. The Trust, to be registered on Monday, will be led by freedom fighter H.S. Sreedhara, who is part of the Trust, said that it will have 15 members. The Trust will have four objectives: to support a paper that reflects the values upheld by Gauri Lankesh; award an annual national Gauri Lankesh Award to journalists or activists who are working to uphold Gauri’s values, organise a State and National level annual Gauri Lankesh lecture; and award fellowships for journalists from disadvantaged communities to study on particular topics. A public announcement with regard to the Trust will be made at a public function on Monday evening, where a website will be launched along with a collection of poems written in memory of Gauri Lankesh.

Source: The Hindu December 02, 2017 18:56 UTC