Arundhati Roy: News
Suzanna Arundhati Roy is a Booker Prize-winning author, actress, screenplay writer, and social activist. She is known for her award-winning fiction work and non-fiction writings criticizing capitalism, state-sponsored wars, the United States and its allies, and the Indian state. Roy studied architecture at Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture. Before venturing into book-writing, she acted and wrote screenplays for several films and television dramas, winning the National Award for Best Screenplay for 'In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones' in 1989. Roy published her first book 'The God of Small Things', a semi-autobiographical fictional novel, in 1997. It became an instant international hit both critically and commercially, and she won the 1997 Booker Prize for the book. She has published many books since, including The Ministry of Utmost Happiness in 2017. While praised by some for her courageous and pointed writings, Roy is criticized by others for her deliberately provocative and allegedly seditious statements directed against India: advocating Kashmir’s independence, defending Naxal-Maoist insurgents, and blaming India for the 2001 Parliament and 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Roy is also one of the most vocal critics of the Narendra Modi-led Indian Government.
Opposition, BJP spar over prosecution sanction against Arundhati Roy
A verbal spat has broken out between the opposition and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena gave his nod to prosecute author Arundhati Roy.
Happy birthday, Arundhati Roy! Here are the author's best books
The world of literature is incomplete without mentioning Arundhati Roy and her marvelous works that move readers in a way they have always yearned for.
Delhi L-G greenlights Arundhati Roy's prosecution for 2010 Kashmir remark
Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena on Tuesday sanctioned the prosecution of author Arundhati Roy and one Sheikh Showkat Hussain in a 2010 hate speech case filed over their remarks on Kashmir, IANS reported.
Amazon's audiobooks service, Audible launched in India for Rs. 199/month
Amazon has finally launched its much-awaited audiobooks service in India.
World Bank refused, temples gave money for Sardar Sarovar Dam
Dedicating the 2nd biggest dam in the world to the people of India, Modi said that the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada faced many hurdles.
Man threatens five eminent women calling them "anti-national"; case filed
After noted Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead, a Facebook user openly threatened to eliminate five prominent women, terming them "anti-national".
Democracy is upheld by its people, not Twitter rants
A person walks up to the stage and says, "For the next five minutes I am going to make a joke that is non-political, non-offensive, constructive, has no expletives and will have nothing that creates controversy," after five minutes of pin drop silence, he looks at the audience and says, "I hope you liked the joke."
Paul Beatty wins the 2016 Man Booker Prize
The 2016 Man Booker Prize was awarded to the American author Paul Beatty for his novel "The Sellout".