The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Arundhati Roy’s sprawling novel moves across decades and geographies in India, weaving together marginalised lives. The book blends realism with fable, rage with tenderness. Roy confronts caste, nationalism, violence, and love without restraint. The narrative resists linearity, mirroring the chaos it depicts. At its core is a belief in radical compassion. An ambitious, unruly, and deeply political novel.