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Arundhati Roy

Author

Born 1961

Biography

Arundhati Roy, born on November 24, 1961, is an Indian author and activist best known for her novel "The God of Small Things," which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997. The novel, set in Kerala, explores the complexities of Indian society through the lens of a family tragedy. Roy's other significant work includes "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" (2017), a novel that spans various social and political issues in contemporary India. In addition to her literary achievements, Roy is a prominent social critic and activist. She has actively engaged in environmental and human rights campaigns, notably opposing the Narmada Dam project through her essay "The Greater Common Good." Roy's incisive commentary on global and Indian social issues distinguishes her as a powerful voice in both literature and activism.

About

Born November 24, 1961

Birthplace Shillong, India

Nationality Indian

Education Bachelor of Architecture

School Delhi School of Architecture

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"To call someone anti-American, indeed to be anti-American, is not just racist, it's a failure of the imagination."

Identity Imagination Tolerance Inclusivity

"Colorful demonstrations and weekend marches are vital but alone are not powerful enough to stop wars."

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"Another world lies beyond the world of money and power. It's on the other side of that thin membrane, and it's more real than all the stuff we see on the news."

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"What does peace mean in a world where the profit margin is the only value system?"

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"A thing can be true and still be desperate folly, Hazel."

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"The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it. And once you've seen it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out."

Truth Responsibility Awareness Consciousness

"There’s really no such thing as the ‘voiceless’. There are only the deliberately silenced, or the preferably unheard."

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"The only dream worth having is to dream that you will live while you're alive and die only when you're dead."

Inspiration Philosophy Life Purpose

"To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you."

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"Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing."

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