Praise for Arundhati Roy:“Arundhati Roy combines her brilliant style as a novelist with her powerful commitment to social justice in producing these eloquent, penetrating essays.” —Howard Zinn“Arundha
Praise for Arundhati Roy:“Arundhati Roy combines her brilliant style as a novelist with her powerful commitment to social justice in producing these eloquent, penetrating essays.” —Howard Zinn“Arundha
?Democracy hasn’t eradicated caste,” writes Arundhati Roy. ?It has entrenched and modernized it.”To best understand caste today in India, Roy insists we must examine the influence of Gandhi in shaping
Collects essays exploring democracy in modern India, looking at how religious majoritarianism, cultural nationalism, and neo-fascism are threatening freedom in the world's largest democracy.