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Kausalya Shankar
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Kausalya is an Indian anti-caste activist. She became a cause célèbre after her former husband V. Shankar was hacked to death in 2016 in an honour killing by killers hired by her family.
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Kausalya Shankar is read about 13 times a day, in 5 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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Her case, known as Udumalai Shankar murder case, became emblematic of the endemic issue of honour killings of inter-caste couples, as well as the enduring issues of caste violence in Tamil Nadu. Her family were opposed to her inter-caste marriage. She is a Thevar, while Shankar belonged to the Pallar caste. On 9 December 2018, she wedded Sakthi in Coimbatore. Her decision to get remarried was received well with wishes pouring in from many sections.
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