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Perils of Journalism

I Am On the Hit List: A Journalist's Murder and the Rise of Autocracy in India by Rollo Romig

September 2, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

Read as part of CBR16 Bingo: Bollywood. This is a true crime novel about a journalist in India who was murdered, as well as the uniqueness of south Indian culture and the autocratic rule of Modi. Despite it being one of the largest countries in the world, I know very little about India. I knew Britain treated it like garbage for centuries and that, thanks in part to Gandhi, it won its freedom in 1947. I knew that there are tensions between Hindus and Muslims. […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Bangalore, bollywood, cbr16bingo, Gauri Lankesh, I Am On The Hit List, India, journalism, Rollo Romig, true crime

Jake's CBR16 Review No:129 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Bangalore, bollywood, cbr16bingo, Gauri Lankesh, I Am On The Hit List, India, journalism, Rollo Romig, true crime ·
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