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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
The text of the writer’s speech as she received the 45th European Essay Prize on September 12.
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Arundhati Roy: Stan Swamy’s murder is a microcosm of the not-so-slow murder of Indian democracy
‘We are ruled by fiends. They have put a curse upon this land.’
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Arundhati Roy: We need a government
An appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Please step aside.
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Trending
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Humans of New York founder chides Humans of Bombay for copyright case against rival account
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Tennis: Who is The Greatest of All Time?
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India at Asian Games, September 24 schedule: Shooters and rowers in contention for medals on Sunday
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Why the United States has been forced to walk a fine line amidst India-Canada tensions
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India at Asian Games 2022, Sept 24: Men’s table tennis team reaches QFs; Preeti wins in boxing
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Arundhati Roy: Our battle for love must be militantly waged – and beautifully won
The text of Arundhati Roy’s speech at the Elgar Parishad 2021 on January 30.
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Arundhati Roy: Two conspiracies and a cremation
Let’s keep voting for the people who are leading us into penury and war, tearing us apart limb from limb.
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Arundhati Roy: The court can gain respect only through its judgements, not through the contempt law
Full text of the writer’s statement to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club on September 3.
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Video
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Watch: Ed Sheeran serenades actor Courteney Cox with a song inspired by ‘F.R.I.E.N.D.S’
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Caught on camera: Horrifying moment when two-storeyed building in Nainital collapses after landslide
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Eco India: What can we learn from floods in Himachal Pradesh?
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‘It was my wife until Rafael Nadal showed up’: Roger Federer on his favourite doubles partner
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Eco India, Episode 239: Ecosystems are under threat from growing human activity. Can we fix this?
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‘This injustice will not go on forever’: Arundhati Roy writes to her jailed friend GN Saibaba
‘As Covid lays siege to prison after prison, including yours, they know, that given your condition, a life sentence could so easily become a death sentence.’
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Arundhati Roy: Enough of the cheap theatrics. We need brains. We need heart. We need accountability
We can’t all collectively pretend that everything that has happened is completely unforeseen, as this excerpt from ‘Broken Republic’ in 2011 demonstrates.
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Arundhati Roy on Delhi violence: ‘This is our version of the coronavirus. We are sick’
The author addressed a gathering at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Sunday.
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The Reel
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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‘Sultan Of Delhi’ trailer: Tahir Raj Bhasin leads series about ambition in 1960s India
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Reel vs real: When undercover agents act against India’s enemies abroad
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‘So, is there life after democracy?’ Arundhati Roy was asking the question back in 2009
‘My Seditious Heart’ brings together all of Roy’s non-fiction writing over two decades in a single volume.
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‘India is fighting for her soul’: Arundhati Roy on fascism, Modi and being a writer in today’s world
‘In this blitzkrieg of idiocy, fascist marches, fake-news coups, and what looks like a race toward extinction – what is the place of literature?’
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May 15, 1936: Ambedkar published ‘Annihilation of Caste’. What was his conflict with Gandhi?
An excerpt from Arundhati Roy’s introduction to a recent edition of ‘The Annihilation of Caste’, now published as ‘The Doctor and the Saint’.
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The Field
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ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC start with 2-0 win over Chennaiyin FC; Mohun Bagan FC defeat Punjab FC
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Watch, Asian Games: Rowers Arjun Lal Jat & Arvind Singh become India’s first medallists in Hangzhou
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Asian Games, Shooting: Ramita Jindal wins 10m air rifle individual bronze; women’s team wins silver
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Asian Games, Rowing: India win two silver, one bronze in Hangzhou
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Tennis: Who is The Greatest of All Time?