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CPI (ML) Liberation convention: Arundhati Roy calls for 'anti-Fascist' grouping of opposition parties

"The country is run by four people. Two of them happen to be buyers and the rest two are sellers. All of them belong to Gujarat," said the writer evoking applause from the crowd.

published on : 17th February 2023
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Golden Globe for Naatu Naatu: White validation and home truths

The solution for this sorry state of affairs simply cannot be to rest on the laurels of random Indian victories and putter along on potholed-roads with chests puffed up with vacuous pride.

published on : 22nd January 2023
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Hindutva unleashing violence to create artificial majority: Arundhati Roy

Asserting that India is more like a continent with thousands of dialects, hundreds of languages, religions, ethnicities, and castes, she said, “We are a country of minorities.

published on : 10th October 2022
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Today's India is like a plane flying backwards and headed for a crash: Arundhati Roy

Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy compared today's India to a plane moving in reverse, the one which she argued is 'headed for a crash'.

published on : 5th May 2022
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Rights activists' arrests: Arundhati Roy, Jignesh Mevani, others demand action against Maharashtra police

They have also demanded that police return the laptops and mobiles seized during the "illegal arrest" of the activists.

published on : 30th August 2018
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2017: The year when fiction returned to the fore in Indian publishing

In 2017, book lovers had a lot to chew upon as some really strong novels made their mark both in the market and among readers.

published on : 22nd December 2017
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2017: When Arundhati Roy, Nayantara Sahgal, Kiran Nagarkar reflected societal burdens in their books

The year 2017 witnessed the release of at least three powerful novels, along with two short story anthologies, all of which use the medium of art and fiction to reflect the burden of society

published on : 22nd December 2017
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Paresh Rawal deletes tweet on tying up Arundhati Roy to Army jeep

Bollywood actor and BJP MP Paresh Rawal has deleted his controversial tweet suggesting that instead of a Kashmiri stone-pelter, author Arundhati Roy should be tied to an Army jeep.

published on : 24th May 2017
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Tie Arundhati Roy to Army jeep: Paresh Rawal​

BJP MP Paresh Rawal today kicked up a row with his remark that author Arundhati Roy should be tied to an army jeep instead of a stone pelter.

published on : 22nd May 2017

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