THE MINISTRY OF UTMOST HAPPINESS

Book • 2017

The novel weaves together the lives of outcasts and activists, including Anjum, a transgender woman who establishes a sanctuary in a Delhi graveyard, and Tilo, an architect entangled in Kashmir's independence movement.

Through intersecting stories, Roy examines themes of identity, resistance, and systemic oppression across India's diverse social landscape.

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Arundhati Roy

as a book where she wanted to capture the essence of the city through writing.

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when she refers to the characters in her second novel.

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while discussing the impact of vulture population decline on India.

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