Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy studied architecture in New Delhi, where she now lives. She is the author of the novels The God of Small Things, for which she received the 1997 Booker Prize, and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. A collection of her essays from the past 20 years, My Seditious Heart, was recently published by Haymarket Books.

India: Intimations of an Ending

India: Intimations of an Ending India: Intimations of an Ending

The rise of Modi and the Hindu far right.

Nov 22, 2019 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

What Have We Done to Democracy? What Have We Done to Democracy?

What's next in a world where democracy has been so hollowed out, so emptied of meaning?

Sep 28, 2009 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

Bush in India: Just Not Welcome Bush in India: Just Not Welcome

Opposition to President Bush's visit to India was so intense that the only public space deemed acceptable for him to deliver a speech is a crumbling old fort that also houses the D...

Mar 1, 2006 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

The New American Century The New American Century

A call to global activists meeting in India.

Jan 22, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Arundhati Roy

Confronting Empire Confronting Empire

So how do we resist "Empire"? The good news is that we're not doing too badly. There have been major victories. Here in Latin America you have had so many--in Bolivia, you have...

Feb 20, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Arundhati Roy

Fascism’s Firm Footprint in India Fascism’s Firm Footprint in India

The Indian state is criminally culpable for the murder of Muslims in Gujarat.

Sep 12, 2002 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

War Talk War Talk

When India and Pakistan conducted their nuclear tests in 1998, even those of us who condemned them balked at the hypocrisy of Western nuclear powers.

Jun 4, 2002 / Editorial / Arundhati Roy

Shall We Leave It to the Experts? Shall We Leave It to the Experts?

Enron's power project in India demonstrates who benefits from globalization.

Jan 31, 2002 / Feature / Arundhati Roy

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