Statement from Arundhati Roy re possible sedition charge October 26th 2010
[I was just forwarded this by Pankaj Mishra. In Srinagar Roy shared a stage with Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Shah Gilani. a report from the Economic »
International PEN open letter to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2012)
International PEN have sent a formal letter to PM Manmohan Singh, raising their concerns about the government's failure to support Salman Rushdie, Taslima Nasreen and the »
Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India
Few figures seem more remote from contemporary India than Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Mahatma, or “Great Soul,” who spearheaded the struggle for independence. Gandhi’s beloved »
Mob attacks Arundhati Roy's house Oct 31st 2010
[This message from Arundhati Roy arrived in my inbox this morning. The allegation that the news media is colluding with those orchestrating the violence is extremely »
Writing on the Edge: MSF Anthology
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières and Rizzoli have published an anthology called Writing on the Edge: Great Contemporary Writers On The Frontline of Crisis, " »