Arundhati Roy

Shafaqna India: Renowned Indian author, writer and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024. This is an annual award set up by English PEN in the memory …

After they unexpectedly lost their parliamentary majority in this year’s election and were forced to enter into a coalition government, I predicted that India’s governing Hindu nationalists would scale up …

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has made an important articulation: Pakistan’s aspiration for normalized regional relations – including with India. Mr Dar’s remarks at the 51st founding …

Shafaqna India: The People’s Union of Civil Liberties, a human rights organization, on Saturday called for the withdrawal of the authorization to prosecute writer Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain, former …

I thank the Charles Veillon Foundation for honoring me with the 2023 European Essay Award. It may not be immediately apparent how delighted I am to receive it. It’s even …

Being a sceptic about random press reports defining “Hindu Nationalism,” I always try to ascertain what the Indian Intelligentsia think about “Hindu Nationalism,”, particularly in the light of the ramifications …

Renowned author Arundhati Roy warned that Hindu Nationalism could lead to disintegration of India à la Yugoslavia and Russia. Nevertheless, she reposed faith in the people’s ability to eventually resist …

13 December 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the attack on the Indian Parliament – an event that instantly gravitated global attention towards a brazen attack at the heart of the …

Press Club of India drew a big crowd on Wednesday, December 15, where author Arundhati Roy and several activists held a Press conference marking two years of police attack on Jamia …

A group of Indian writers and artists including Arundhati Roy, Nayantara Sahgal and Naseeruddin Shah have supported Palestinians’ right to resist Israeli occupation. ”In early May, Israel attempted to illegally …

After writing a hard-hitting piece last week in The Guardian of London wherein celebrated author Arundhati Roy described India’s Covid Catastrophe as “Crime Against Humanity” and declared that “our government …

If freedom is what they want, freedom is what they should have.” – Arundhati Roy on Kashmir Kashmir, with all its lush green dales surrounded by seemingly insurmountable mountains, and …

The political activist Arundhati Roy accused the Indian government on Friday of exploiting the coronavirus outbreak to inflame tensions between Hindus and Muslims. The Hindu nationalist government would “dovetail with this …

Award winning  author Arundhati Roy  and noted activist while addressing a gathering at Jantar Mantar on Sunday came down heavily on  Modi government over Delhi Riots which claimed 46 lives …