Arundhati Roy, the celebrated author of The God of Small Things (Booker Prize, 1997) and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (longlisted for the Man Booker, 2017), has given the world unforgettable stories told with beauty, clarity, and political courage

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Arundhati Roy, the celebrated author of The God of Small Things (Booker Prize, 1997) and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (longlisted for the Man Booker, 2017), has given the world unforgettable stories told with beauty, clarity, and political courage. Her works of nonfiction—including The End of Imagination, My Seditious Heart, and Azadi—speak truth to power with passion and wit. Honoured with the European Essay Prize (2023) and the PEN Pinter Prize (2024), Roy continues to inspire as one of the most fearless and original voices of our times. 

— Venkataramanan Ramasethu
28 August 2025

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