Broken Republic: Three Essays [Hardcover]

Arundhati Roy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 2011

Mr Chidambaram s War The low, flat-topped hills of south Orissa have been home to the Dongria Kondh long before there was a country called India or a state called Orissa... Walking with the Comrades The terse, typewritten note slipped under my door in a sealed envelope confirmed my appointment with India s single biggest internal security challenge . I d been waiting for months to hear from them... Trickledown Revolution In the early morning hours of 2 July 2010, in the remote forests of Adilabad, the Andhra Pradesh State Police fired a bullet into the chest of a man called Cherukuri Rajkumar, known to his comrades as Azad... War has spread from the borders of India to the forests in the very heart of the country. Combining brilliant analysis and reportage by one of India s iconic writers, Broken Republic examines the nature of progress and development in the emerging global superpower, and asks fundamental questions about modern civilization itself.

Editorial Reviews

Review

She is a natural rebel ... Roy's version of India is uncompromising ... She is the insider on the outside, part of a movement and yet, as a writer, inevitably alone - the individual at the heart of a crowd New Statesman Her prose is vivid and poetic: witty wordplay interspersed with biting satire Independent Scalpel-sharp wit and insight Express Tribune (Karachi Edition) A fine piece of reportage ... The language is lyrical but Roy's critique is excoriating Scotsman Magazine --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Arundhati Roy is the author of The God of Small Things, which won the Booker Prize in 1997. She has also written three volumes of non-fiction writing: The Algebra of Infinite Justice, An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire, and Listening to Grasshoppers. She lives in New Delhi. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 232 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books (May 31, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0670085693
• ISBN-13: 978-0670085699
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,796 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Insightful. Emotional. The other side of the story, not usually covered by mainstream Indian TV. November 8, 2011

By Raghuram

Format:Hardcover

Arundhati Roy has done one thing many haven't- she lives with the Adivasis and gets a perspective on the Naxalite wars from their side. All we see typically on TV are people opposed to Naxalism sitting in air-conditioned studios in Delhi without understanding the deeper problems these poor people face. This is an emotional piece of writing- so there's bound to be extreme stances taken. Whether one agrees with Arundhati or not, the people she's talking about deserve appreciation and attention in this day of rampaging western capitalism. The conclusion I've drawn after reading this book is there being a need for sustainable capitalism; a society where ALL people (not just urban and/or non-poor) have a voice to say yes or no.

I will say there's more reading and different points of view required to gain deeper understanding of this contemporary issue.

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice read. December 26, 2012

By Naren Vangamudi

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Roy’s analysis is astounding as usual. Her reportage is precise and she divulged the facts that we never ever get to learn from the main stream media. Her views may be leftist but it depends on how you take it. This book is list of facts that happened in the past and everyday struggle of the adivasis, than a guide to solutions for all the problems and nothing else. The language she used is very simple and easy for everyone to read and understand. If you get this book, you don’t have to buy the other book ‘Walking with the comrades’, it’s just an expanded version of a chapter in the this book.