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Arundhati Roy, author and activist: Writing is universal

Arundhati Roy, author and activist: Writing is universal

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Author and activist Arundhati Roy on her mother’s influence, writing and politics

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“When I was writing it I didn’t think it would touch such a
universal chord, you know, because it seemed to me so weird, my
childhood and my mother and my life, it was, but of course,
everybody has something. And a lot of people I meet have said
this to me and that it helped them see their parents as human
beings and not just parents.”

Ishadrita Lahiri speaks to acclaimed author and activist,
Arundhati Roy. One of India’s most celebrated writers and
outspoken political voices Roy rose to international fame in 1997
with her Booker Prize-winning debut novel The God of Small
Things. Since then she has become as well known for political
activism as for her fiction, challenging those in power and using
her writing to engage with questions of inequality, nationalism
and human rights.

In her latest book, Mother Mary Comes to Me, Roy reflects on her
complex relationship with her mother and the ways it shaped her
life and work. We explore her literary journey, political
convictions and what’s shaped her writing. The Interview brings
you conversations with people shaping our world, from all over
the world. The best interviews from the BBC, including episodes
with Indian youth campaigner Abhijeet Dipke, UNICEF chief
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Presenter: Ishadrita Lahiri Producer: Asmita Nandy Editor:
Farhana Haider

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(Image: Arundhati Roy. Credit: Getty)