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Arundhati Roy

Actor
Full Name:Suzanna Arundhati Roy Height (approx.):in feet inches- 5 4 Weight (approx.):in kilograms- 55 kg Eye Colour:Black Hair Colour:Salt and Pepper Date Of Birth:Friday, 24 Nov 1961 Age:64

Bio

Full Name

Suzanna Arundhati Roy

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Profession(s)

- Author

- Novelist

- Activist

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 4

Weight (approx.)

in kilograms- 55 kg

Eye Colour

Black

Hair Colour

Salt and Pepper

Career

Awards/Honours

1989:

- National Film Award for Best Screenplay for the screenplay of "In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones."

1997:

- Booker Prize for her novel The God of Small Things.

2002:

- The Lannan Foundation's Cultural Freedom Award for her work about civil societies.

2003:

- Awarded "special recognition" as a Woman of Peace at the Global Exchange Human Rights Awards in San Francisco.

2004:

- The Sydney Peace Prize for her work in social campaigns and her advocacy of non-violence.

2006:

- The Sahitya Akademi Award by the Government of India for her collection of essays on contemporary issues, "The Algebra of Infinite Justice," but she declined to accept it.

2011:

- Awarded the Norman Mailer Prize for Distinguished Writing.

2014:

- Featured in the list of Time 100, the 100 most influential people in the world.

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Friday, 24 Nov 1961

Age:

64

Birthplace

Shillong, Assam (present-day Meghalaya), India

Zodiac Sign

Sagittarius

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Aymanam, Kottayam, Kerala, India

Schools

- Corpus Christi High School (now, Pallikoodam), Kottayam, Kerala, India

- Lawrence School, Lovedale, Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu, India

College(s)

- School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, India

Educational Qualification

- A Degree in Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi.

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Religion

Bengali Hindu (Father) Syrian Christian (Mother)

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Hobbies

Cycling, Reading, Writing, Travelling

Signature

Arundhati Roy's Signature

Relationships

Marital Status

Divorced

Affair(s)

- Gerard da Cunha (Architect)

- Pradip Krishen (independent filmmaker)

Family

Parents

Father

- - Rajib Michael Roy (He was a tea plantation manager in Calcutta)

Mother

- - Mary Roy (A women's rights activist)

Siblings

Brother

- - Lalit Kumar Christopher Roy

Children

- She has two stepdaughters named Mithva Krishen and Pia Krishen from her second husband.

Updated: Saturday,Dec 27, 2025 07:19 AM GMT+05:30

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