Interviews
In Conversation: Arundhati Roy on Writing as Resistance
The author of "The God of Small Things" discusses her new novel, the responsibility of the writer, and why she keeps returning to the difficult questions.
·March 25, 2026·5 min read
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Zara Hussain
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Zara Hussain is an investigative journalist whose long-form work has exposed human trafficking networks, documented climate refugees, and profiled resistance movements across South Asia. Her reporting has appeared in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and The Hindu. Her book "The Borderlands" is a decade-long chronicle of communities living along the India-Pakistan border, their daily negotiations of identity, belonging, and survival. It was named one of the best books of 2023 by The Economist. A Nieman Fellow at Harvard, Hussain is currently working on a book about the women's movement in Afghanistan. She is based in Delhi.