Arundhati Roy Launches Her Memoir ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ in Kerala.
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In September 2025, celebrated Indian author and activist Arundhati Roy launched her first memoir titled “Mother Mary Comes to Me” at an event held in the Mother Mary Hall of St. Teresa’s College, Kochi, Kerala. The event was jointly organized by Penguin Random House India and DC Books.
- The memoir has been published by Penguin Random House India in collaboration with Hamish Hamilton, highlighting the author’s literary journey into personal storytelling.
- The book narrates the life and legacy of Arundhati Roy’s mother, Mary Roy, known for her brilliance, independence, and pathbreaking fight against patriarchal laws through the landmark Mary Roy vs. State of Kerala case in 1986.
Main Point :- (i) Arundhati Roy’s debut novel The God of Small Things (1997) won the Booker Prize, becoming an international bestseller. Her second novel The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017) was longlisted for the Booker Prize.
(ii) Beyond her novels, Roy has written significant works such as The Algebra of Infinite Justice, War Talk, Listening to Grasshoppers, and Azadi, all reflecting her strong voice in literature and activism.
(iii) Roy has been honored globally, receiving the Sydney Peace Prize in 2004 and the Norman Mailer Prize for Distinguished Writing in 2011, further cementing her influence as a writer and activist.
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