Mums on Indo-Naga issue
Morung Express News Dimapur | December 27 Man Booker Prize Winner, Arundhati Roy, who was born in Shillong in the north eastern state of Meghalaya, visited Nagaland and also spent a day exploring Khonoma, the first Green village in India. She arrived in Kohima on Christmas and stayed at Razhu Pru for a couple of days before leaving for another destination on Wednesday, December 27, 2017.
In a brief encounter before she set out for a place she hadn’t yet decided, Arundhati Roy said, “I never know what I am going to do next or where I am going to be. That’s just the way I am.” With her latest book of fiction, “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” (which was also longlisted for the Man Booker Prize earlier this year) being translated in different languages, she impressed upon that several other destinations are waiting for her. Her debut novel, “The God of Small Things” had won the Man Booker Prize in 1997.
More on writing especially in relation to how much of her own emotions are depicted in the characters of her books, she said, “well, the thing is if you are a writer, you have to be everybody- like you have to be the villain, you have to be the sad people, the dangerous people…”
When asked if she had anything to say about the Indo-Naga issue, the usually articulate Political Activist diplomaticaly said she did not wish to comment unless she is thorough with the subject. “I am such a target, so I only speak when I am sure of myself”, she said. However, describing her stay in Nagaland as pleasant, the critically acclaimed author said that she particularly enjoyed Naga food and hopes to come back again.
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