Background of Arundhati Roy

By LRGandhi

  • Born in Shillong, Meghalaya, India

    Born in Shillong, Meghalaya, India

  • Moves to Kerala

    Moves to Kerala

  • Her mother starts a school

    Her mother starts a school

  • Roy attends Corpus Christi High School

    Roy attends Corpus Christi High School
  • Period: to

    Marries Gerard da Cunha

  • Roy attends Lawrence School in Lovedale

    Roy attends Lawrence School in Lovedale

  • Roy attends the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

    Roy attends the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi

  • Meets and later marries (date unknown) Pradip Krishen

    Meets and later marries (date unknown) Pradip Krishen
  • Period: to

    Roy writes "The God of Small Things"

  • "The God of Small Things" is published

    "The God of Small Things" is published

  • Received the Man Booker Prize for Fiction

    Received the Man Booker Prize for Fiction

  • Won the Lannan Foundation's Cultural Freedom Award

    Won the Lannan Foundation's Cultural Freedom Award

  • Awarded the Sydney Peace Prize

    Awarded the Sydney Peace Prize

  • Contributed to "We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples"

    Contributed to "We Are One: A Celebration of Tribal Peoples"

  • Featured in the "Time 100" list of 100 most influential people

    Featured in the "Time 100" list of 100 most influential people