Don’t Read On The Bus

-By lam le

Born in southern India in November 24, 1961, Arundhati Roy wrote her first and only book The God of Small Things; which won the Booker Prize, in 1997. After winning the Booker Prize, Roy pursued a life as a political activist, focusing on writing about political issues. Some of her activist works consist of the Narmada Dam project, nuclear weapons in India and the activities of Enron in India.  As well, Roy is a spokesperson for the anti-globalization/alter-globalization movement and critic of neo-imperialism.  Writing from her home in New Delhi, Roy has continued to exclusively write for social causes, such as The End of Imagination, which is a critique of India’s nuclear policies (Arundhati).