Arundhati Roy

Overview

Arundhati Roy born Shillong, Kerala, India November 24, 1961. Indian author and activist; critic of wars in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Kashmir; opposed Indian nukes; recipient of Sydney Peace Prize for nonviolence, 2004.

Quotations

"The bombing of Afghanistan is not revenge for New York and Washington. It is yet another act of terror against the people of the world." (The Guardian, Sept. 21, 2001; photo J-B Labrune Wiki)