カテゴリー: Arundhati Roy
Censorship order accuses books of promoting ‘false narrative and secessionism’ in disputed territoryThe government in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir has banned 25 books, including works by the Booker-prize winning author Arundhati Roy, accusing …
Over 200 signatories urge government to reverse decision enabling action against writer under anti-terrorism lawMore than 200 Indian academics, activists and journalists have published an open letter urging the Indian government to withdraw last week’s…
Some thought the BJP’s reduced majority after recent elections would humble it. Tell that to the Booker prize-winning authorThis month, the highest ranking bureaucrat of the state of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena, gave his permission for the Delhi police t…
Official from ruling BJP party allows action against Booker winner under controversial anti-terrorism lawIndian authorities have granted permission for the prosecution of the Booker prize-winning Indian novelist Arundhati Roy over comments she made abo…
That the author could be prosecuted for comments made 13 years ago is absurd – but also a deadly threat to freedom of speechThe climate for media and free speech in India is in a dangerous place. The country is already ranked 161 out of 180 countries i…
Top official sanctions case against Booker prize-winning novelist for comments about Kashmir The Booker prize-winning Indian novelist Arundhati Roy could be prosecuted for a 2010 speech about Kashmir after a top official signed off on the move, accordi…
Pankaj Mishra and Arundhati Roy attack Penguin Random House India for putting out book by a prime minister they say has mishandled Covid and persecuted writersLeading Indian authors Pankaj Mishra and Arundhati Roy have spoken out against Penguin Random…