Indian author Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize, donates prize money to Palestine

Indian author Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize, donates prize money to Palestine

Indian-British author and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024 during a ceremony at the British Library in London on Thursday, October 10. During her acceptance speech for the prize, Roy pledged to raise awareness about the ongoing struggles of Palestinians and announced that her portion of the prize money will … Read more

Did you know Shah Rukh Khan played a gay character in Arundhati Roy’s National Award-winning film? |

Did you know Shah Rukh Khan played a gay character in Arundhati Roy’s National Award-winning film? |

Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan often hailed as the “King of Bollywood,” has come a long way from his modest beginnings. His journey to stardom started with minor roles, one of the earliest being in the 1989 film ‘In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones’. Written by renowned author and activist Arundhati Roy, the film … Read more

Nod to Prosecute Arundhati Roy Under UAPA ‘Misuse of Power’: Sharad Pawar

Nod to Prosecute Arundhati Roy Under UAPA ‘Misuse of Power’: Sharad Pawar

Last Updated: June 15, 2024, 22:23 IST Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under UAPA. (Image: PTI) Roy, a Booker Prize-winning author, and Hussain had been named in an FIR registered on October 28, 2010 NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday described as “misuse of power” … Read more

Nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA ‘misuse of power’: Sharad Pawar

Nod to prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA ‘misuse of power’: Sharad Pawar

Mumbai: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday described as “misuse of power” the Delhi Lieutenant Governor’s sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy under the stringent UAPA for an alleged provocative speech in 2010. He was speaking to reporters during a joint press conference with Maha Vikas Aghadi allies Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray … Read more