Arundhati Roy to speak on 'Waqt ki Aahat'
New Delhi: In what may mark writer-activist Arundhati Roys return to controversies, the Booker-winning novelist is scheduled to address a gathering here on the topic "Waqt ki Aahat".
Roy, who rose to global fame as the new deity of prose in 1997 after bagging the most prestigious literary honour 'The Booker Prize' for her debut novel will be in conversation with Alok Rai (Professor of literature at the Department of English, Delhi University) on Wednesday.
Speaking to IANS ahead of the event, Roy criticised the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA dispensation on a range of issues, contending that "I don't think the country has ever been in a situation like this". She said that "there's an ideological preparation to change the constitution" and anticipated that the ruling regime will do "everything they can to re-polarise".
"What I truly fear is that there is a sense this year that the tide is changing and there is a panic among the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, so they will do everything they can to re-polarise.
Although vocal in her criticism of the BJP and its ideological parent, the RSS, Roy has, of late, maintained a low-profile and stayed away from controversies.
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Election results: BJP hits 84% strike rate in Maharashtra
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has delivered a remarkable performance in the Maharashtra assembly elections, achieving an 84% strike rate as part of the Mahayuti alliance.
The other allies in the alliance, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP - Ajit Pawar faction) and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, have also performed strongly, recording strike rates of 62% and 71%, respectively.
Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah spoke to Devendra Fadnavis, and congratulated him over the performance of the party.
As of 11:58 AM, the BJP is leading in 127 constituencies, while Shiv Sena and the NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) are ahead in 56 and 38 seats, respectively.
