VOICED : La escritora Arundhati Roy: la mala conciencia de India

Arundhati Roy, an Indian author, has released her second novel, 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness', which critiques Indian society and the global economic system. The novel explores themes such as the lives of transgender communities in Delhi and a love story set against the backdrop of unrest in Kashmir. Roy, known for her leftist, ecological, feminist, and alternative globalist views, is compared to Noam Chomsky as a dissident intellectual. Her first novel, 'The God of Small Things', sold six million copies and won the Booker Prize in 1997.

What is the main theme of Arundhati Roy's second novel, 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?

• A historical account of India's independence

• A critique of the global economic system

• A biography of a famous Indian leader

• A critique of the Indian education system

Which community's life is explored in 'The Ministry of Utmost Happiness'?

• The Dalit community

• The Kashmiri Pandits

• The Ishras or transgender community

• The Sikh community

How is Arundhati Roy's intellectual profile described in comparison to a well-known figure in the United States?

• Similar to Noam Chomsky

• Similar to Steve Jobs

• Similar to Oprah Winfrey

• Similar to Martin Luther King Jr.

What does Arundhati Roy predict about the future if the current state continues?

• A technological advancement

• An economic boom

• A complete destruction or revolution

• A peaceful resolution

What notable achievement did Arundhati Roy's first novel, 'The God of Small Things', accomplish?

• It was translated into 50 languages

• It was adapted into a movie

• It won the Nobel Prize in Literature

• It sold six million copies and won the Booker Prize