Field Notes on Democracy Summary
Arundhati Roy

Field Notes on Democracy Overview

In this collection of essays, written between 2002 and 2009, author Arundhati Roy makes critical interventions in the media response to various events in India over the time. Events include what the author considers the genocide of Muslims in the state of Gujarat in India, the nonviolent protests in Kashmir in 2008, and the coordinated Mumbai attacks in 2008. The essays tackle themes such as democracy, fascism, Hindu nationalism and genocide.