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Arundhati Roy on India, Iraq, U.S. Empire and Dissent
Arundhati Roy on India, Iraq, U.S. Empire and Dissent
Today we spend the hour with acclaimed Indian author and
activist Arundhati Roy. Her first novel, "The God of
Small Things," was awarded the Booker Prize in 1997.
It has sold over six millions copies and has been translated
into over 20 languages worldwide.
Since then, Arundhati Roy has devoted herself to political
writing and activism. In India, she’s involved in the
movement opposing hydroelectric dam projects that have displaced
thousands of people. In 2002, she was convicted of contempt
of court in New Delhi for accusing the court of attempting
to silence protests against the Narmada Dam project. She received
a symbolic one-day prison sentence. She has also been a vocal
opponent of the Indian government’s nuclear weapons
program as she is of all nuclear programs worldwide. [includes
rush
transcript]
Arundhati Roy has also become known across the globe for
her powerful political essays in books like "Power Politics,"
"War Talk," "The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile"
and her latest, "An Ordinary Person’s Guide to
Empire."
In June of 2005, she served as a Chair of Jury of Conscience
at the World Tribunal on Iraq. She joins us today in the firehouse
studio for the hour. Welcome to Democracy Now!
- Arundhati Roy, author and activist.
In June 2005, a World Tribunal on Iraq was held in Istanbul,
Turkey. A 17-member Jury of Conscience at the Tribunal heard
testimonies from a panel of advocates and witnesses who came
from across the world. You were selected as the chair of the
jury. This is an excerpt of your address.
- Arundhati Roy, speaking at the World Tribunal on Iraq.
(Courtesy: Deep Dish
TV from the DVD "The World Tribunal on Iraq: The
Final Session")
For a copy of today’s program, call 1 (800) 881 2359.
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