Jul 25 2025 to Jul 25 2025 6:30 p.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Join us for an urgent and thought-provoking evening with journalist and author Rollo Romig, as he delves into his powerful new book, I Am on the Hit List, a gripping exploration of the life and assassination of Gauri Lankesh, a fearless journalist in Bangalore whose murder shook India and the world.

In conversation with Pushpamala N and Shivsundar, Romig will unpack the years-long investigation behind the book, taking audiences inside the complex web of political extremism, underground networks, and courageous dissenters in modern India. From Bangalore’s storied publishing lanes to secretive religious enclaves, Romig’s reporting traces the forces threatening democracy—and the people risking everything to resist them.

This event offers a rare window into the human cost of political violence, the courage of those who speak truth to power, and the urgent question: how do we stop the spread of hatred before it turns deadly?

Don’t miss this conversation at the intersection of journalism, politics, and justice.

Speakers

Rollo Romig
Author & Journalist
Born and raised in Detroit, Rollo Romig is a journalist, essayist, and critic. He has been reporting on South India since 2013, most often for The New York Times Magazine. He was the finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Non fiction in 2025 for his investigative book, I am on the Hitlist: Murder and Myth-making in South India. 

Shivsundar
Columnist
Shivasundar is a columnist and activist in Karnataka. He writes weekly columns in the Kannada Daily Vartha Bharathi and runs a video column in its website under the title Samakaaleena. He is a regular contributor to The Wire, The News Minute and Sabrang.

Pushpamala N
Artist
Pushpamala N has been called “the most entertaining artist-iconoclast of contemporary Indian art”. In her sharp and witty work as a photo- and video-performance artist, sculptor, writer, curator and provocateur, and in her collaborations with writers, theatre directors and filmmakers, she seeks to subvert the dominant cultural and intellectual discourse. She is known for her strongly feminist work and for her rejection of authenticity and embracing of multiple realities.