Arundhati Roy

Democracy is another word for demon-crazy
By: Kasmin Fernandes Date: 2009-10-28 Place: Mumbai

Inimitable writer-activist Arundhati Roy examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India through her latest anthology of razor-sharp essays....

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Vic...Certain facts were always remain behind the screen....which some times get exposed in REAL LIFE and at Reality Shows....Like somebody said the true character of a person reflect when He is going through difficulty.
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Saeed Shah in Islamabad
The Guardian,
Tuesday 17 February 2009 Article history

Pakistani novelists writing in English - long overshadowed by literary giants from neighbouring India - are now winning attention and acclaim as their country sinks into violence and chaos.

Tales of religious extremism, class divides, dictators, war and love have come from writers who grew up largely in Pakistan and now move easily between London, Karachi, New York and Lahore. Since the publication of Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist two years ago, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, a new wave of Pakistani fiction is earning critical acclaim at home and around the world.