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Arundhati Roy



Suzanna Arundhati Roy is an Indian architect, author, screenwriter, and political activist known for her work on human rights and the environment. Her writing focuses on social justice, democracy, power, and capitalism. In 1997, she became the first Indian woman to win the Booker prize.

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Arundhati Roy “The Pandemic Is a Portal”

Arundhati Roy reads from her new essay “The Pandemic is a Portal,” from her forthcoming book Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction. releasing in September from Haymarket Books.

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Arundhati Roy
2020
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Arundhati Roy on BBC: Capitalism Not Working for Masses

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Arundhati Roy
2015
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Field Notes on Democracy: Listening to Grasshoppers

This series of essays examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India. It looks closely at how religious majoritarianism, cultural nationalism, and neo-fascism simmer just under the surface of a country that projects itself as the world's largest democracy.

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2015
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FindCenter Quotes ImageIf you’re happy in a dream, does that count?

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Public Power in the Age of Empire

An inspiring exegesis on the roles of democracy and activism in a violent times.

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Arundhati Roy
2004
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War Talk

War Talk collects new essays on politics, war and activism by Arudhati Roy, the author of The God of Small Things.

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Arundhati Roy
2003
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2014 UCL Lancet Lecture by Arundhati Roy—The Half-Life of Caste: The Ill-Health of a Nation

In this lecture she speaks about the practice of caste in India and how it received support from many of those who lead India’s struggle for Independence including Mahatma Gandhi. She argues that caste has been modernised and entrenched by democracy in India.

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Arundhati Roy
2014
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FindCenter Quotes ImageChange is one thing. Acceptance is another.

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The Algebra of Infinite Justice

First published in 2001, this book brings together all of Arundhati Roy's political writings so far.

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Arundhati Roy
2002
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Instant-Mix Imperial Democracy. Buy One, Get One Free

In these times when we have to race to keep abreast of the speed at which our freedoms are being snatched from us, and when few can afford the luxury of retreating from the streets for a while in order to return with an exquisite, fully formed political thesis replete with footnotes and references,...

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Arundhati Roy
2003
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