- Arundhati Roy was born on November 23, 1961 in Shillong, Assam, India. She is a writer and actress, known for In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones (1989), Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai (2003) and Electric Moon (1992). She is married to Pradip Krishen. She was previously married to Gerard da Cunha.
- SpousesGerard da Cunha (divorced)Pradip Krishen(? - present)
- Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 2000
- Ever since writing The God of Small Things, Roy has been a political activist. She has actively protested against the displacement of people due to the construction of Sardar Sarovar dam on river Narmada, due to which she was sentenced to prison for a day. She has written critiques of Nuclear bomb blasts by Indian government.
- One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. [April 2014].
- [on a notorious mass killing in Gujarat in 2002] The guilty should be punished. Everyone knows who they are, but that will not happen. That is the thing about India. You may go to prison for assaulting a woman in a lift or killing one person, but if you are part of a massacre then the chances of your not being punished are high.
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