Arundhati Roy
Indian author and activist (born 1961)
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Suzanna Arundhati Roy is an Indian author best known for her novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the best-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. She is also a political activist involved in human rights and environmental causes. She was the winner of the 2024 PEN Pinter Prize, given by English PEN, and she named imprisoned British-Egyptian writer and activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah as the "Writer of Courage" with whom she chose to share the award.
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J&K bans circulation of 25 'secessionist', 'radical' booksThe Jammu and Kashmir home department has banned 25 books, including Arundhati Roy's 'Azadi,' citing concerns over the dissemination of false narratives and secessionist literature. Authorities believe..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Arundhati Roy awarded Pen Pinter Prize for her 'unflinching' writingArundhati Roy, acclaimed for her fearless writing, receives the PEN Pinter Prize 2024 amid global challenges. Honored for her advocacy of justice and freedom, she will be celebrated at a ceremony in..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Misuse of power': Sharad Pawar criticises prosecution sanction of Arundhati Roy under UAPANCP-SP leader Sharad Pawar criticized Delhi LG's decision to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under UAPA for a 2010 speech as a 'misuse of power' during a joint press conference with Maha Vikas Aghadi..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Booker prize-winning author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted for Kashmir commentsIndian authorities are set to prosecute author Arundhati Roy over comments she made about Kashmir in 2010.Sky News - Published | |
Delhi LG sanctions prosecution of Arundhati Roy under UAPA in 2010 provocative speech caseArundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain had allegedly made provocative speeches at a conference organised under the banner of "Azadi - The Only Way" on October 21, 2010, at LTG Auditorium, Copernicus..DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes | |
Delhi LG sanctions Arundhati Roy's prosecution for Kashmir remarkThe FIR against Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain was registered following the orders of the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi.DNA - Published | |
