https://znetwork.org/author/arundhatiroy/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:04:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/arundhatiroy/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/arundhati-roy-on-new-memoir-mother-mary-comes-to-me-gaza-authoritarianism-from-india-to-u-s/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/arundhati-roy-on-new-memoir-mother-mary-comes-to-me-gaza-authoritarianism-from-india-to-u-s/#respond Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:04:40 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1292836 In this holiday special, we speak to the acclaimed Indian writer Arundhati Roy on her new memoir, Mother Mary Comes to Me. The book focuses on her mother Mary Roy and how Arundhati was shaped by her, both as a source of terror and of inspiration. We also talk to Arundhati about Gaza and the rise [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/arundhati-roy-on-new-memoir-mother-mary-comes-to-me-gaza-authoritarianism-from-india-to-u-s/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-zionism-and-hindu-nationalism-work-together/ https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-zionism-and-hindu-nationalism-work-together/#respond Sat, 04 Oct 2025 14:10:34 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=video&p=1289492 On this episode of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered,’ Mehdi Hasan speaks to award-winning Indian author Arundhati Roy. In the wake of her global success, Roy says that India tried to trot her out as a symbol of Hindu nationalism. Instead, Roy became one of her country’s most prominent dissidents. “For me… there’s never been a moment where [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/zvideo/how-zionism-and-hindu-nationalism-work-together/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/no-propaganda-on-earth-can-hide-the-wound-that-is-palestine-arundhati-roys-pen-pinter-prize-acceptance-speech/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/no-propaganda-on-earth-can-hide-the-wound-that-is-palestine-arundhati-roys-pen-pinter-prize-acceptance-speech/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:01:02 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1273694 Writer and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024. This is an annual award set up by English PEN in the memory of playwright Harold Pinter. Shortly after having been named for the prize, Roy announced that her share of the prize money will be donated to the Palestinian Children’s Relief [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/no-propaganda-on-earth-can-hide-the-wound-that-is-palestine-arundhati-roys-pen-pinter-prize-acceptance-speech/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/arundhati-roy-on-gaza-n%cc%b6e%cc%b6v%cc%b6e%cc%b6r%cc%b6-again/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/arundhati-roy-on-gaza-n%cc%b6e%cc%b6v%cc%b6e%cc%b6r%cc%b6-again/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:52:17 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1263329 The richest, most powerful countries in the western world, those who believe themselves to be the keepers of the flame of the modern world’s commitment to democracy and human rights, are openly financing and applauding Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The Gaza strip has been turned into a concentration camp. Those who have not already been [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/arundhati-roy-on-gaza-n%cc%b6e%cc%b6v%cc%b6e%cc%b6r%cc%b6-again/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-dismantling-of-democracy-in-india-will-affect-the-whole-world/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/the-dismantling-of-democracy-in-india-will-affect-the-whole-world/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1254903 I thank the Charles Veillon Foundation for honoring me with the 2023 European Essay Award. It may not be immediately apparent how delighted I am to receive it. It’s even possible that I am gloating. What makes me happiest is that it is a prize for literature. Not for peace. 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