An excellent books with hardcore facts and ground conditions. Whoever wants to know what exactly is happening in India should definitely read it.
Initially I was among the critics of "Arundhati ROY"...but after reading it..i definitely follow her views.
A must read for a alert Indian

Review: Listening to Grasshoppers

Roy is brilliant and thought provoking. Great creative prose and unadulterated feeling shines through. Those who don't grok her style will be left wondering a little. This, I feel, is not a book that ... Read full review

Review: Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy

Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy is the 12th non-fiction book by Booker Prize winning author, Arundhati Roy. In this collection of eleven related essays, the author of The God Of ... Read full review

Review: Listening to Grasshoppers

Deeply disturbing...hits you in the face and forces you to be 'awake'..to 'act'..to 'reform'.. Read full review

Review: Listening to Grasshoppers

Typical Arundhati Roy -anti-USA,anti-Dams,anti-Globalisation,anti-Modi,anti-State-in short Anti-everything. Wish to be more critical of her politics yet she is so wonderfuly readable that her political stances can be digested. Read full review

Review: Listening to Grasshoppers

A rare view on the dark shades of our democracy! The feminism and the compelling bias towards the minority are pardonable considering the bigger picture what author tries to reveal. Read full review

Review: Listening to Grasshoppers

Fans of balanced reporting will find the lack of it to be off-putting. But to those willing to look past that and question the idea of balance for the sake of it, there is a book to be read. To those ... Read full review

Review: Listening to Grasshoppers

In this compilation of essays, Roy, hints at historical materialism in a profound and enlightning way, when discussing problems with represenative parlamentarism, symbols, idealism and the practical ... Read full review

Review: Listening to Grasshoppers

A peek at the underbelly of the largest democracy in the world- whether it is the Gujarat carnage or the excesses of the Indian security forces in Kashmir,Roy's scathing attack on the state of the affairs reveals the chilling ruthlessness that is Indian politics. Read full review

Review: Listening to Grasshoppers

"Its understandable that a writer writes about a place where he was born, as he is the most apt person to assess about the situations and circumstances prevailing at that place. However, it becomes ... Read full review