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

On September 5th, 2017, activist and journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot in front of her house in the city of Bangalore. In January 2025, the last of the accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case was granted bail. No one has been convicted in this case yet. Who killed Gauri Lankesh? Who wanted her silenced? What was her true legacy? And what are the consequences of her assassination for journalism, activism, and democracy in India? Pulitzer Prize finalist author and journalist Rollo Romig joins in this episode to discuss these questions and many moreReferences: Rollo Romig: Website, InstagramBook: I Am on the Hit List: Murder and Myth-making in South IndiaLast Accused In Custody For Journalist Gauri Lankesh's Murder Gets Bail, 17 Accused Out On Bail While One Absconds by Mustafa PlumberGround report: Behind Karnataka BJP's ‘jihadi’ murder list, more than Hindutva and Islamist clashes by Sruthisagar YamunanHave ‘jihadis’ killed 23 Hindutva activists in Karnataka since 2014 as BJP claims? by Sruthisagar YamunanGauri Lankesh's killers just did the job our society had designed for them by TM KrishnaThe end of rule of law in America by J. Michael Luttig‘Electoral autocracy’: The downgrading of India’s democracy by Soutik BiswasLooking back 2024: Most dangerous places for journalists by Gautam Nirmal DoshiHow to steal a river by Rollo RomigAgni Sreedhar: InstagramMy Days in the Underworld- Rise of the Bangalore Mafia by Agni SreedharIndia's newspaper revolution: capitalism, politics, and the Indian-language press, 1977-99 by Robin JeffreySpeaking of Shiva by A.K. RamanujanWho is Luigi Mangione, CEO shooting suspect? by Madeline Halpert & Mike WendlingRama Bhima Soma: Cultural Investigations into Modern Karnataka- In Conversation with Srikar Raghavan- Episode 10 of Navigating IndiaThe Adversary by Srikar Raghavan