"At times there's something so precise and mathematically chilling about nationalism.Build a dam to take away water AWAY from 40 million people. Build a dam to pretend to BRING water to 40 million people. Who are these gods that govern us? Is there no limit to their powers?"

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About Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist whose debut novel The God of Small Things won the Booker Prize in 1997. She is also known for influential political essays on globalization, democracy, and environmental justice. Her work spans fiction, nonfiction, and public advocacy.

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