P Lankesh’s writing had power to make or break government: Justice AJ Sadashiva
Bengaluru: Retired Justice A J Sadashiva on Sunday asserted that the writings of noted Kannada Writer, Poet and Journalist P Lankesh had the power to make or break the government.
Speaking at the launch of P Lankesh’s biography at National College’s H. N Auditorium by Pallava Prakashaba and Janshakti Kendra, Sadashiva noted that P Lankesh was a fearless writer and his writing reflected his idea of right and wrong.
“He was a fearless writer, he started his own publication as a revolt against Prajavani when they stopped his colomn. He would never bend before anyone. His writing was always powerful and reflected his idea of what is right and what is wrong” Justice Sadashiva noted.
Shudra Srinivas, the author of Lankesh’s biography spoke about Lankesh and recalled their conversation. He noted that when he wrote an article on Late. Gopal Gowda, Lankesh had asked him to write a similar article on him which he regretted not writing when Lankesh was alive.
“I am relieved now that I have penned his biography” Srinivas said.
Vaddegere Chinnaswamy recalled how Lankesh's writings formed his thoughts and how he was successful in expressing the secular ideas even in the outskirts.
Former minister Prof. BK Chandrashekar said that the book 'Lankesh Mohaka Rupakagala Naduve' reveals minute parts of Lankesh's life. He further stressed on the need of translating Lankesh's writings to English. "This book is a must read for all the Kannadigas" he said.
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
