Arundhati Roy: Know the Author and
works
Today Indian English Literature achieve certain hight among
the world literature. Along with it Indian writers also gain worldwide fame.
While talking about Indian writing in English, the name of Arundhati Roy pops up
in the mind. Her full name is Suzanna Arundhati Roy but she is widely known as
Arundhati Roy. She is ever known for her award-winning novel The God of Small
Things published in 1997. Besides being author she is also a political
activist. This is the reason why we find political dimensions in her novels.
Also, she speaks out very bravely on every political matter.
Her famous works are:
1) The God of Small
Things
2) The Ministry of
Utmost Happiness
3) Ordinary
Person's guide to empire
In her work, "The God of Small Things" she speaks mainly
about her own childhood experiences. Mainly the story is constructed about twins
named Estha and Rhea.
She remains in the debate because of her work "The Ministry of
Utmost Happiness". In this, she dares to portray the Aftab as the third gender.
In this novel, we can find lots of political dimensions. She referred Narendra Modi
as Gujarat ka Lalla, Manmohan Singh as Caged Rabbit, Atal Bihari Vajpeyi as the
Lipsing Poet PM and Arvind Kejarival as Mister Agrval. In such a way she is doing
hard-hitting on political events.
As being a political essayist she also takes up radical causes not
only in India but internationally. She takes issues like the nuclear tests and
the Sardar Sarovar Project in India and America's military engagements in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
After seeing her work it can be concluded that she is more
interested in political changes in India and maybe this is the reason behind
she brings out political notions in her novel.
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