I Am on the Hit List:A Joualist's Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India

by: Rollo Romig (Author)

Publisher: Penguin Books

Publication Date: 2024/8/6

Language: English

Print Length: 400 pages

ISBN-10: 0143135287

ISBN-13: 9780143135289

Book Description

“Romig makes for a powerful, effective chronicler of this bleak moment in Indian politics.”—The New York TimesA gripping investigation into the mysterious assassination of a joualist in India, revealing the courage and vulnerability of those who are fighting the decline of democracy around the worldWhen Gauri Lankesh, an outspoken joualist in the South Indian city of Bangalore, was assassinated in September 2017 outside her home, it wasn’t just a loss to her close-knit community of writers and activists—the shock reverberated nationwide, making headlines and sparking mass protests. Why was she targeted, and who was behind it? Following the case to its stunning, unsettling conclusion, Rollo Romig uncovers a world of political extremists, fearless writers, organized crime, and shadowy religious groups. I Am on the Hit List is an epic narrative that moves between a historic booksellers' district and brand-new high rises funded by IT wealth, to a secretive ashram in Goa and the kitchens of an inteational vegetarian restaurant chain, boldly interrogating whether we can break the cycle of polarization and bloodshed inspiring political murder across the globe.

About the Author

“Romig makes for a powerful, effective chronicler of this bleak moment in Indian politics.”—The New York TimesA gripping investigation into the mysterious assassination of a joualist in India, revealing the courage and vulnerability of those who are fighting the decline of democracy around the worldWhen Gauri Lankesh, an outspoken joualist in the South Indian city of Bangalore, was assassinated in September 2017 outside her home, it wasn’t just a loss to her close-knit community of writers and activists—the shock reverberated nationwide, making headlines and sparking mass protests. Why was she targeted, and who was behind it? Following the case to its stunning, unsettling conclusion, Rollo Romig uncovers a world of political extremists, fearless writers, organized crime, and shadowy religious groups. I Am on the Hit List is an epic narrative that moves between a historic booksellers' district and brand-new high rises funded by IT wealth, to a secretive ashram in Goa and the kitchens of an inteational vegetarian restaurant chain, boldly interrogating whether we can break the cycle of polarization and bloodshed inspiring political murder across the globe.