On the 2nd of June, 2010, I had the opportunity to see Arundhati Roy and Gautam Navlakha speak on ‘India’s War on its People’ in a lecture organised by the Commitee for the Protection of Democratic Rights (CPDR). In a packed hall at the Press Club, Arundhati started with the sentence “Please don’t think I’m uncomfortable with my politics, it’s just too damn hot.’
I shall not give a brief about the lecture here (Various newspapers seem to have done the same here and here ) . But I must say that that women came up the dias in a gorgeous kerala style white sari with flowers behind her hair and spoke with a flair that could capture anybody’s attention. Only of course, if that person didnt know much about the issue.
Counter Currents has put up the video’s of each lecture here. The first part of Arundhati’s lecture however is below. Readers may also see Abhijeet’s scornful post of Arundhati criticising the Indian middle class.
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