Arundhati Roy : Is India On A Totalitarian Path?
Arundhati Roy on Corporatism, Nationalism and World’s Largest Vote
( April 9, 2014, New York City, Sri Lanka Guardian) As voting begins in India in the largest elections the world has ever seen, we spend the hour with Indian novelist and essayist Arundhati Roy. Nearly 815 million Indians are eligible to vote, and results will be issued in May. One of India’s most famous authors — and one of its fiercest critics — Roy is out with a new book, “Capitalism: A Ghost Story,” which dives into India’s transforming political landscape and makes the case that globalized capitalism has intensified the wealth divide, racism, and environmental degradation.