Arundhati Roy
latest news & developmentsArundhati Roy’s most personal story yet
Arundhati Roy’s ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ is a deeply personal memoir that lays bare the contradictions that shaped both her writing and her life
Match of the day: Sport vs ecology
We need a profound rethinking of the meaning of sustainability in sport — the global commercial model is neither environmentally nor socially sound
Modi’s dangerous game in India
The Modi government’s ‘reign of terror’ is aimed at silencing Muslims into submission on the path to a nation ruled by a far right version of Hinduism
Arundhati Roy: Brilliant, troubled and troubling
The acclaimed author unwittingly finds herself in disputed territory but she sticks to her principles and keeps on fighting
Roy brings nationalists no joy
The writer-activist’s return to fiction remains as unsparing of India’s failings as her nonfiction
Back to the storyboard
Arundhati Roy wrote a Booker winner, then became a political activist. Ten years and two court cases later, she has begun a second novel. Randeep Ramesh speaks to the author.