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     Arundhati Roy in India: An oxymoron of democracy

     The state has ensnared the 1997 Booker Prize-winning author and activist Arundhati Roy under India's Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA, bringing the state of free ...

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2. www.hindustantimes.com › analysis › arundhati-roy-inArundhati Roy in India: An oxymoron of democracy

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   As Roy's fate rests in the hands of the state, the largest democracy seems to spiral down a helix of the restricted freedom paradox, and the world, certainly, is watching. Suvrat Arora is an ...

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4. www.jagranjosh.com › current-affairs › arundhati-royArundhati Roy Awarded 2024 PEN Pinter Prize Amid UAPA Controversy

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   9 hours ago · Roy is set to accept the award and deliver a speech at a ceremony co-hosted by the British Library on October 10. Arundhati Roy, a Booker Prize winner, has been awarded the prestigious PEN Pinter ...

5. www.britannica.com › biography › Arundhati-RoyArundhati Roy | Biography, Books, Pandemic Is a Portal, The ...

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   5 days ago · Arundhati Roy (born November 24, 1961, Shillong, Meghalaya, India) is an Indian author and political activist who is best known for the award-winning novel The God of Small Things (1997) and for her involvement in environmental and human rights causes, which resulted in various legal problems.

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   Who is Arundhati Roy?

   • (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) (HT_PRINT) The state has ensnared the 1997 Booker Prize-winning author and activist Arundhati Roy under India's Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA, bringing the state of free speech in India into a sharp focus on the international podium.

   Arundhati Roy in India: An oxymoron of democracy

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   What are some controversial issues Roy has addressed in her book?

   • One of the most contentious issues Roy has addressed is the political status of Kashmir. Her critical stance on India's policies in the region and her support for Kashmiri self-determination have made her a polarizing figure. Her second novel, ' The Ministry of Utmost Happiness', also touches on the very issue of Kashmir.

   Arundhati Roy in India: An oxymoron of democracy

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   Is Roy's speech Black or white?

   • Compartmentalising Roy's speech into black or white in itself remains a grey area. But this gruesome episode of Roy's abrupt prosecution for a speech she delivered 14 years ago has conjured a broader moral dialogue on the freedom of speech in India.

   Arundhati Roy in India: An oxymoron of democracy

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7. time.com › 6992921 › arundhati-roy-pen-pinter-prizeArundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize Amid Prosecution Threat

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   1 day ago · Arundhati Roy, Booker Prize-winning author, during the Hay Festival on June 2, 2019, in Hay-on-Wye, Wales. David Levenson—Getty Images. I ndian writer Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN ...

8. www.middleeasteye.net › opinion › what-terror-caseThe 'terror' case against Arundhati Roy and what it says ...

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   5 days ago · The event, of course, was recorded and reported widely in the Indian press. Protesters hold placards against the order to prosecute Indian author Arundhati Roy and former professor Sheikh Showkat ...

9. scroll.in › article › 1069866Arundhati Roy wins the 2024 PEN Pinter Prize: ‘Her powerful ...

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   2 days ago · Arundhati Roy is the 2024 winner of the PEN Pinter Prize which was set up in 2009 by English PEN in memory of Nobel laureate playwright Harold Pinter. Roy will receive the prize on October 10 ...

10. www.business-standard.com › india-news › arundhatiArundhati Roy faces anti-terror charges; activists ...

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    4 days ago · Suzanna Arundhati Roy, better known as Arundhati Roy, was born in Shillong, Meghalaya before moving to Kerala at the age of 2. Roy studied architecture at the School of Planning and Architecture in Delhi and went on to work as a screenwriter for television and movies.