Azadi by Arundhati Roy

Jharkhand, 110 Kabul, 26 Kaithi, 35 Kalburgi, M. M., 72 Kali, 9 Karnataka, 50, 130 Kashmir, 9, 96–97 2019 election and, 3 azadi and, 110, 140–142 BJP and, 60, 117 ecology of, 84, 113 fiction and, 79–80, 167 Hindu nationalism and, 62, 88–89, 113, 143 Hindus in, 88 Indian Army in, 86–87, 157 Indian migrant labor in, 91 international law and, 64 militarization of, 60, 89, 138 The Ministry and, 26–27, 79, 137–138, 141–142, 151, 167–172 misogyny and, 85 Modi and, 57, 59, 62–63, 90–93 Muslims in, 88–89 nuclear war and, 57 Pakistan and, 57–58, 59, 64, 86–88, 92, 116 protests in, 43, 141 siege of, 83–87, 91–94, 98–99, 108–109, 113–116, 139, 180 silencing of, 85, 112–114, 138, 141 Kashmiri language, 26, 43 Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti, 88–89 Kashmir Valley, 58, 87, 88, 108, 143, 169 Kathakali, 17 Kayasthas, 35 Kerala, 15, 16, 43

The God of Small Things and, 21, 75–76, 151 Khalid, Umar, 51 Khan, Imran, 64 Khan, Syed Ahmed, 36 Khan, Ustad Faiyaz, 40 Khari Boli, 33 Khattar, Manohar Lal, 85 Kipling, Rudyard, 17 Kolkata, 7, 9, 15 Kolse-Patil, Justice, 52, 53 Kottayam, 17 Krishen, Pradip, 19 Kumar, Kanhaiya, 142 Ladakh, 84, 129 Lalung, 118 Lankesh, Gauri, 50, 72, 156 Latin, 15, 17, 26 Latin America, 8, 69 Lawrence, Sir Henry, 17–18 Lebanon, 97, 104 Lebensraum, 111 Libya, 66 London, 8, 129 Lord Ram, 96, 106, 109, 110, 154–155 Loya, Justice Brijgopal Harkishan, 95, 177 Lucknow, 18, 187 MacDonnell, Sir Anthony, 36 Madhav, Ram, 94 Madhya Pradesh, 184 Madras, 74 Maharashtra, 47, 53, 147 Maithili, 37 Malayalam, 15, 17–18, 20–21, 23, 43

Malik, Satya Pal, 114 Mallya, Vijay, 49 Manipur, 86, 129 Maoists, 54, 71, 110 Marathi, 23 Marenbon, Dr. John, 136 Meenachal River, 75 Meghalaya, 129, 178 Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security Act, 129 Mexico, 72 Miller, Arthur, 65 The Ministry of Utmost Happiness 2002 Gujarat massacre and, 38–41, 161, 162 Amrik Singh, 27, 170–172 Anjum, 24, 28–30, 38, 41, 43, 45, 81, 137, 152–153, 161–167 Azadi and, 26, 141–142 BJP and, 157 Dalits and, 152, 154 Dasgupta, Biplap (Garson Hobart), 80 D.D. Gupta, 80 Dr. Azad Bhartiya, 25, 28, 165 Garson Hobart, 26, 40, 141–142, 170–173 Gayatri Mantra and, 43–45 The God of Small Things and, 28, 79, 81 Hazrat Sarmad, 167 Hindus and, 28, 30, 32, 154–155 indigenous people, 154–155 Jahanara Begum, 30–31 Kashmir and, 79, 137–138, 141–142, 151, 167–172 language and, 29–33, 37–38 Language Map of, 29 Lankesh and, 156 Maryam Ipe, 27 Miss Jebeen, 168, 170

Mulaqat Ali, 30–33, 38 Musa Yeswi, 26–27, 167–171 Muslims and, 152, 154 Nagaraj Hariharan, 27 Pakistan and, 151 Revathy, 28, 166 Saddam Hussain, 24–25, 44–45, 152–153, 164–166 Tilotamma, 26–27 translation and, 13–15, 29 Ustad Kulsoom Bi, 161, 163 Zainab, 24, 43–44, 161 Zakir Mian, 38, 41, 43, 161–162 Ministry of Defense, 63 Mishing, 118 Mishra, Kapil, 177–178 Miya language, 119, 128 Mizoram, 86 Modi, Narendra 2019 elections and, 3, 48, 62–63, 66 Adityanath and, 143, 159 ascent of, 102–103 assassination charges and, 53, 72 cabinet of, 144 coronavirus and, 5, 185–189 Dalits and, 153 Delhi pogroms and, 176 demonetization policy of, 48–49, 63, 103–104 “Father of the Nation” title and, 5 in Gujarat, 23, 103, 159–161, 164 “Howdy, Modi,” 112, 117 Kashmir and, 57, 59, 62–63, 90–93 Kashmiris in India and, 61 lynchings and, 111 “Make in India” and, 49–50

masks of, 4 NRC and, 129–130 on graveyards, 159 on secularism, 100 Pakistan and, 57, 61–62, 65, 90, 144 protests and, 143–144 RSS and, 94, 102–103, 105, 139, 145 Sardar Sarovar Dam and, 97 Trump and, 3–5, 112, 133 Modi, Nirav, 49 Morrison, Toni, 136 Mufti, Mehbooba, 91 Mughal Empire, 33, 167 Mumbai, 49, 53 Munda, Birsa, 155 Muralidhar, S., 177 Muslims, 96, 127, 142, 148–149 2002 Gujarat massacre and, 177 2019 elections and, 63 Anandamath and, 42 in Assam, 118–123, 126, 128 in Ayodhya, 106 BJP and, 54, 60 CAA and, 4, 130–132, 140, 149, 155, 178, 183 coronavirus and, 185, 188–189 Delhi pogroms and, 4–5, 137, 175–177, 184, 188 Devangarai and, 35–36 disenfranchisement of, 109–110 Gandhi and, 147 graveyards of, 29, 81, 136–137, 160 Gujarat massacre and, 23, 103, 159–160 Indian state and, 9 in Jammu and Kashmir, 87 in Kashmir, 88–89

in Ladakh, 129 lynchings and, 20, 52, 60, 72, 94, 137, 160 Muzaffarnagar massacre and, 103 The Ministry and, 28, 29, 30, 32, 152, 154 in Naroda Patiya, 160 NRC and, 178 police violence and, 143 protests and, 143 RSS and, 73, 100–101, 109, 131–132, 139 segregation and, 137 Urdu and, 2, 33, 37–38 Mussolini, Benito, 73, 94, 145 Muzaffarnagar, 103 My Seditious Heart, 79 Nagaland, 86, 129 Nagari Pracharini Sabhas, 35 Nagpur, 53, 106 Nariman, Justice Rohinton Fali, 123 Narmada River, 98, 112 Naroda Patiya, 160, 177 Natal Legislative Assembly, 148 National Anthem, 176 National Awards, 20 National Conference, 91 National Crime Records Bureau, 107, 111 National Intelligence Agency, 60 National Population Register, 130, 178 National Register of Citizens, 51, 98–99, 109, 117–118, 121–133, 178 National Relief Fund, 188 NATO, 68 Navlakha, Gautam, 52, 55 Naxalites, 54 Nazis, 101, 112

Nehru, Jawaharlal, 87 Nellie massacre, 121–122 Nepal, 105, 188 Neruda, Pablo, 45 New Delhi, 25, 62, 88, 89, 179 Jammu and Kashmir and, 84, 92 New York, 182 New York City, 66, 112, 114 New York Times, 62, 114 North India, 33, 60, 62 North-Western Frontier Province, 87 North-Western Provinces, 36 nuclear tests, 22, 77 nuclear weapons, 57, 60, 63, 64, 67, 77–78, 151 Nuremberg Laws, 132, 139 Old Delhi, 24, 30, 32, 81, 154, 161, 167 Ootacamund, 16 “Operation Green Hunt,” 69 Orissa, 19 Pakistan, 62, 105 CAA and, 130, 149 East Bengal and, 120–122 Hindu nationalism and, 101, 136, 149 Hindus in, 149 Kashmir and, 57–58, 59, 64, 86–88, 92, 116 The Ministry and, 28, 151 Modi and, 57, 61–62, 65, 90, 144 nuclear tests and, 22, 77 Partition and, 86, 149, 187 RSS and, 101, 109 United States and, 120 Pakistan Army, 91, 120, 122 Pandits, 88–89

Pansare, Govind, 72 Parliament, 109, 130 Partition, 32, 85–87, 120, 149, 187 Patel, Keshubhai, 23 PEN America, 65, 72 People’s Democratic Party, 91 People’s Union for Civil Liberties, 55 Persian language, 12, 30–31, 33, 35–40, 43 Peshwa regime, 53 Phule, Jotiba and Savitribai, 147, 155 Poonch, 87 Portugual, 8 Prasad, Chandra Bhan, 11 Prosser, Simon, 1 Public Safety Act, 139 Pulwama, 57–61 Pune, 47, 52–53, 110 Punjab, 18, 177 Punjabi language, 23, 25, 28 The Quint, 111 Raees, Abdul, 153 Rai, Alok, 35 Rao, Varavara, 52 Rashtriya Janata Dal, 107 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, 12, 73–74, 94, 108–109, 145 Assam and, 122 BJP and, 139 Delhi pogrom and, 177 Gandhi and, 147 Gujarat massacre and, 23 on lynching, 111 Modi and, 94, 102, 102–103, 105, 145 Muslims and, 100–101, 109, 131, 132, 139

NRC and, 131 nuclear tests and, 77 Pakistan and, 101, 109 Raut, Mahesh, 53 Ravan, 154–155 Ravidas, Sant, 147, 155 Rawat, Bipin, 114 Reliance Defence Limited, 50 Reliance Industries, 84 Reporters Without Borders, 72 Republic Day, 183 Research and Analysis Wing, 60 reservation, 52, 107 Reserve Bank of India, 49 Reuters, 62, 103 Right to Information Act, 72 River Indus, 12 Roy, Mary, 15–17, 76 Saibaba, 55 Salwa Judum, 54 Samajwadi Party, 107 Sanatan Sanstha, 50 Sanders, Bernie, 183 Sangh Parivar, 102, 148 Sanskrit, 12, 35–36, 43, 44–46 Sardar Sarovar Dam, 98, 112 Saudi Arabia, 133 Sawant, Justice, 52–53 Sen, Dr. Binayak, 54–55 Sen, Shoma, 53 Shah, Amit, 95, 114, 130, 144, 178 Shaheen Bagh, 140, 144 Shahjahanabad, 155

Shakespeare, William, 17, 29, 45, 135, 165 Sheikh, Sohrabuddin, 53 Shillong, 15–16, 178 Shiva, 90 Siemens, 133 Sikhism, 146 Sikhs, 27–28, 34, 130 Singh, Hari, 86–87 Singh, Manmohan, 68 Sinhala language, 12 Sonowal, Sarbananda, 123 Sontag, Susan, 12 South Africa, 119, 147–148 South India, 16 South Vietnam, 88 Spain, 8 Sri Lanka, 12 Srinagar, 141, 180 Sultana, Rehna, 128–129 Supreme Court, 24, 61, 76, 106, 123–124, 160 Syria, 66, 72 Tablighi Jamaat, 189 Taliban, 60, 66 Tamil language, 12, 17 Tamil Nadu, 16–17, 153 Tehelka magazine, 160 Thakur, Anurag, 178 Third Reich, 132, 139 Tibet, 85 translation, 12–13, 23–25, 28, 45, 70 Travancore Christian Succession Act, 76 Trump, Donald, 3–5, 85, 112, 184 Turkey, 66

United Nations, 180 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 69 United Nations Security Council, 69 United Progressive Alliance, 50, 54 United States, 3–4, 52, 65–68, 102, 111, 117, 133 Congress of, 112 coronavirus in, 182–183, 188, 190 The Ministry and, 26, 171 Pakistan and, 120 racism in, 73 South Vietnam and, 88 Taliban and, 60, 66 Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 53, 95 Urdu, 2, 23 Anjum and, 24 Azadi in, 43 Devangarai and, 35–38 The Ministry and, 14, 25, 28, 30–33, 38–39 Muslims and, 37–38 Pakistan and, 12, 38 partitioning of, 33 poetry and, 32, 38–40 slogans in, 43 Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, 59 Uttar Pradesh, 33, 38, 103, 130, 178, 188 BJP in, 105, 107, 143–144, 159 Vajpayee, Atal Bihari, 77 Varthaman, Abhinandan, 62, 64 Verma, Parvesh, 178 Vishwa Hindu Parishad, 106 Washington Post, 114 Welsh language, 16 We or Our Nationhood Defined (Golwalkar), 131

West Bengal, 131, 144 What the Fields Remember, 122 Wilson, Rona, 53, 55 women’s activism, 4, 43, 102, 140, 144, 178 World Health Organization, 185 Yemen, 72 Zafar, Bahadur Shah, 34

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