Where is Arundhati Roy

[ConsAreLiars]

For those who have been wondering, here is a recent interview:
http://www.chico.mweb.co.za/art/2007/2007mar/070323-roy.html

For those who wonder "Who is Arundhati Roy?" look around for some information. A couple of links in my sig may help you get started.

[mntleo2]

1. I LOVE Ms Roy! n/t

[ConsAreLiars]

2. There are some youtube clips and a longer documentary at

*+-http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Arundhati+Roy&search=Search

and http://weroy.org/ respectively. Roy is a master of the English language as well as an insightful teacher and compassionate human being.

[ClayZ]

3. I love Arundhati Roy! K and R

[ConsAreLiars]

4. She is a brilliant writer. Faulkner would fall to his knees.

"May in Ayemenem is a hot, brooding month. The days are long and humid. The river shrinks and black crows gorge on bright mangoes in still, dust green trees. Red bananas ripen. Jackfruits burst. Dissolute bluebottles hum vacuously in the fruity air. Then they stun themselves against clear windowpanes and die, fatly baffled in the sun. The nights are clear, but suffused with sloth and sullen expectation. But by early June the southwest monsoon breaks and there are three months of wind and water with short spells of sharp, glittering sunshine that thrilled children snatch to play with. The countryside turns an immodest green. Boundaries blur as tapioca fences take root and bloom. Brick walls turn moss green. Pepper vines snake up electric poles. Wild creepers burst through laterite banks and spill across the flooded roads."

And absolutely brilliant when talking about power and injustice. Lotsa links here: http://www.outlookindia.com/author.asp?name=Arundhati+Roy

[babylonsister]

5. Here's a recent article:

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/03/24/77/

[ConsAreLiars]

6. Thanks very much for that article.

Although it is focussed on internal politics of India, which most will find unfamiliar and a bit hard to parse (I spent a fair bit of time in India and became familiar with a lot of the groups she mentions, so it was a bit of a refresher), it addresses the issue of social change in a way that applies everywhere, even here in "we're number one" land.

Serious people should read it over and over, until they get the message.