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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55 year old man's organ donation saves lives in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: A 55-year-old man, declared brain dead due to internal brain bleeding after a fall, has given new hope to others through organ donation at Yenepoya Medical College Hospital.
Admitted on January 19, the patient’s condition worsened despite the medical team’s best efforts. After being declared brain dead, the hospital’s team counselled the family, explaining the possibility and impact of organ donation. Honoring the patient’s earlier wish to donate his organs, the family made the courageous decision to proceed.
In a successful retrieval procedure, two kidneys and two corneas were harvested. One kidney and both corneas will be utilized at Yenepoya Hospital, while the second kidney has been allocated to KMC Hospital in Mangaluru.Yenepoya Hospital commended the family for their generosity and strength during this difficult time.
