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Apr 17, 2020 DW News Apr 17, 2020 India’s 1.3 billion people are halfway through a six-week national coronavirus lockdown. The government insists that the restrictions are the key to breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission. But the battle against … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Apr 16, 2020 Acclaimed Indian author and activist Arundhati Roy says the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was poorly prepared for the coronavirus pandemic, instituting a national lockdown without adequate notice or support for the millions of … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Apr 16, 2020 Officials in India say six major cities are coronavirus hot spots, including the capital city, New Delhi. We go there to speak with writer and activist Arundhati Roy, who has a new essay on how … Continue reading →

Al Jazeera English Dec 25, 2019 Amid mass protests, acclaimed writer and activist tells Al Jazeera why she calls India’s new citizenship law dangerous. New Delhi, India – Mass protests have gripped parts of India over a controversial citizenship law … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Nov 28, 2019 Human rights groups are condemning the Indian government for carrying out widespread torture, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and other crimes in Kashmir after the region’s special status was revoked in August. We speak to the … Continue reading →

Twenty years, a thousand pages, and now a single beautiful edition of Arundhati Roy’s complete nonfiction. Bookended by her two extraordinary novels, The God of Small Things (1997) and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017), My Seditious Heart collects the … Continue reading →

Published on Aug 9, 2013 Arundhati Roy responding to a right-winger mentions Gujarat violence, the tribal resistance in the war torn central India. 5th June, 2011 at London

Democracy Now! Published on May 13, 2019 We speak with world-renowned author Arundhati Roy on the importance of reading and writing literature, even in the most dire of political times. On Sunday night, Roy delivered the Arthur Miller Freedom to … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Published on May 13, 2019 As one million species face extinction due to human activity and the globe faces a growing climate crisis, we speak with world-renowned author Arundhati Roy about the threat capitalism poses to the future … Continue reading →