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I Am on the Hit List

A Journalist's Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India

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I Am on the Hit List

By: Rollo Romig
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“Romig makes for a powerful, effective chronicler of this bleak moment in Indian politics.”—The New York Times

A gripping investigation into the mysterious assassination of a journalist in India, revealing the courage and vulnerability of those who are fighting the decline of democracy around the world

When Gauri Lankesh, an outspoken journalist 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 international vegetarian restaurant chain, boldly interrogating whether we can break the cycle of polarization and bloodshed inspiring political murder across the globe.

©2024 Rollo Romig (P)2024 Penguin Audio Art & Literature Journalists, Editors & Publishers Murder Politics & Government True Crime

Critic reviews

“Relentless…. an obituary of a complicated woman and a portrait of a country’s descent into chaos.”—BookPage

“A riveting true crime narrative and an insightful and ominous forecast of India’s political direction.”—Publishers Weekly *starred review*

"Romig forms undeniably dark linkages between a single deplorable and deadly act and the larger forces behind it."—Book List *starred review*
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Well reported and well told. Good narration. Tragic about the state of modern India. He may over rely on other journalists, Indians, and there’s a retelling quality. But deserves its due.

Fantastic book

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An amazing tangled web of sects and politics in India and how on earth Romig managed to sort out this tangle. In such readable prose

Complicated India

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tragic but also not. you should also read it 👍 now i will read her anthology. good book

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