Sunday Reading : Arundhati Roy

Sunday Reading : Arundhati Roy : 

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This task about the Author Arundhati Roy and her works given by Dr. Dilip Barad head of English department.

About Arundhati Roy :

We all know that Indian culture and traditions are famous in the world. For example the Indian was very harsh about the caste system and unclear or untouchable in the past. The result, therefore, is that some Indian writers have tried to portray it in their works. Renowned Indian author Arundhati Roy portrays the casket system in her novel. Now let's talk about his work and his brief life.

she has also written a numbers of essays on contemporary Politics and Cultures. In October 2016, Penguin India and Hamish Hamilton UK announced that they would publish her second novel, " The Ministry of Utmost Happiness  in June 2017. 

She has also worked for,


(1) US foreign policy, war in Afghanistan

(2) India's nuclear weaponry

(3) Anti - Zionism

(4) 2001 Indian parliament attack

(5) The Muthanga incident

(6) Comments on 2008 Mumbai Attack

(7) Criticism of Sri Lankan government

(8) Views on the Naxalites

(9) Sedition charges

(10) Criticism of Anna Hazare

(11) Views on Narendra Modi etc.

Awards :

(1) The Lannan Cultural Freedom Award in 2002.

(2) The Sydney peace prize in 2004.

(3) Sahitya Akademi Award


In addition to his novel skills, Roy is widely known for political activism. He has published many works of nonfiction, including many essays,


(1) The End of Imagination (1998).

(2) The Greater common Good (1999).

(3) The cost of living (1999).

(4) Power Politics (2002).

(5) The checkbook and the cruise missiles

(6) An ordinary person Guide to Empire (2004).

Question 1 :  If you are asked about Arundhati Roy, what will be your answer? 

We know that Arundhati Roy is a well-known Indian English writer. He contributes to Indian writing in English. He is one of the few writers in India whose first book was considered a masterpiece by many, but despite being offered a few million dollars, he chose not to write second literature, because he felt he had to work for real issues.

Question 2 : If you are asked about two novels of her, what will be your answer? 

We know that Arundhati Roy was best known for her novels, especially two novels, " The God of Small things or The Ministry of utmost Happiness. "

The God of Small Things :

This is Arundhati Roy's first novel. It is a story about the childhood experience of brotherhood twins whose lives are destroyed by "love laws," which show "who should love and how and how much." This book explores how small books affect people's behavior and their lives. This book won the Booker Prize in 1997. God of Small Things is a famous novel by Arundhati Roy. who have been divorced for 23 years after the horrific hours that their cousins ​​drowned, their mother's relationship is revealed, and her lover is killed. This is the structure of the book. Lots of it. It effectively creates a language of its own, a juicy language that complements the mood of a beautiful book.

The Ministry of utmost Happiness :

The ministry of utmost Happiness is the second novel by Arundhati Roy, published in 2017. The novel tells the stories of people who navigated some of the darkest and most violent episodes of modern Indian history, in which poor peasants were transported on a 2002 Godhra train. Burning and Kashmir uprising. Arundhati Roy is a famous Indian author. He has written about the reality of society. Arundhati Roy is always involved in environmental and human rights reasons. Her father was a Bengali tea planter and her mother was a Christian of Syrian descent who successfully challenged the laws of India's heritage by successfully claiming for the rights of Christian women to receive an equal share of her father's wealth. He had some interest in design. His literary career was interrupted by controversy.

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