{"id":5737,"date":"2009-05-11T09:28:15","date_gmt":"2009-05-11T04:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=5737"},"modified":"2009-05-11T09:28:15","modified_gmt":"2009-05-11T04:28:15","slug":"arundhati-roy-in-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/tg\/2009\/05\/11\/arundhati-roy-in-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Arundhati Roy in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Nur<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Arundhati Roy is a celebrated fiction writer who had made waves across the globe with her novel, \u201cGod of small things\u201d; a story that dealt with \u2018sensitive\u2019 topics, like race, religion and love. She has, lately, turned into a mammoth social activist using her wit, wisdom and dexterity with words to thrash<\/p>\n

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Arundhati Roy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

aspiring \u201cempires\u201d, be that of the US or India.<\/p>\n

She visited Karachi, last Friday, on the invitation of an NGO. At Karachi press club she attended a program organized by a group of \u2018feminist\u2019 NGOs against Talibanization of the country. While speaking she said that her objective of visiting Pakistan was to understand \u2018what exactly do you mean when you use the term Taliban\u201d. She cautioned the audience to \u2018not simplify what is complex and not complicate what is simple\u2019.<\/p>\n

Her opposition of the Narmada Valley Dam, a project that had jeopardized life and property of millions of impoverished communities in India, speaks volumes for her objectivity and determination. It is pertinent to note here that her frank statements rebuking the Indian brutalities in Indian occupied Kashmir had irked millions across India, including powerful politicians and opinion leaders.<\/p>\n

Later, she addressed a press conference in which she said that future wars will be fought for water. She lamented the military activity on Siachin glacier, saying the glacier had reduced in size because of global warming, as well as military activity being carried out by the Indian and Pakistani armies. Responding to a question she said that the Indian establishment is as contaminated by the RSS (Rashtrya Sevak Sangh), as the Pakistani establishment is with pro \u2013 Taliban, Wahabi, forces. \u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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