In her latest series of essays, author and activist Arundhati Roy sounds deeply dismissive of the Indian democracy and perhaps supportive of the Maoist struggle. "Democracy has been fused with free-market capitalism and it is this that has made a serious erosion and hollowed up institutions," says Roy. Why does she take these positions? That's the key issue Karan Thapar explores with Arundhati Roy on Devil's Advocate.
Web tools help human rights activists and corporate workers.
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Roy's Listening To Grass Hoppers: Field Notes on Democracy is no. 1.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/arundhati-roys-new-book-tops-bestseller-list/98192-40.html
She has raised many relevant questions in her new book.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/arundhati-roy-takes-a-hard-look-at-democracy/97733-40.html
Police take over square on anniversary of crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/history-repeated-china-allows-no-dissent-at-tiananmen/94209-2.html
China had cracked down heavily on students demanding democracy.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/94058/tiananmen-anniversary-nears-world-recalls-horror.html
Aung San Syu Kyi was about to be released this week.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/myanmar-says-suu-kyi-in-detention-till-nov-27/93415-2.html
Suu Kyi pleaded not guilty to sheltering an uninvited American visitor.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/suu-kyi-pleads-not-guilty-in-us-intruder-case/93209-2.html
Hypocrisy in democracy is what Kashyap gets bothered about.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/91413/rock-the-vote-anurag-on-democracy.html
Democracy in Pakistan is un-Islamic said pro-Taliban cleric Sufi Muhammad.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/no-room-for-democracy-in-islam-pak-cleric/90650-2.html
60 years of democracy later, there is still apathy towards politics, politicians.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/sotn-alienated-people-want-accountable-leaders/83745-3.html
There seems to be a general apathy towards politics and politicians.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ceotype-leaders-clean-politicos-for-india/83737-3.html
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