Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy

Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes on Democracy

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Author: Arundhati Roy
Publisher: Penguin Random House
No. of pages: 304
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Language: English
ISBN: 9780143419297
Published on: 2013
Book Format: Paperback
Category: Essay
Subject: Indian Politics

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Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes On Democracy by Arundhati Roy, is a collection of essays written on India's democracy and the bitter truth associated with it. Roy questions readers about what the end result of democracy will be. She feels that only the upper 10 percent of society enjoy a democracy, while the rest are subdued to surviving through their same poverty stricken lives.

She questions the old Hindu philosophies of nationalism, which opposed colonial rule and voiced for freedom for all. The author talks about how they are just policies now, with no implementation. Although the economic liberalization of India allowed for equal taxes for all, the rich hardly pay any taxes compared to the massive wealth they amass. India does not seem to be having real economic growth and is staggering towards a massive influx of unemployment.

Roy brings out the harsh realities of life in India, like the treacherous killing of Muslims in Gujarat. She talks about how power is in the grasp of a few select rich companies, while the masses are neglected. The author highlights the dark side of democracy in this book.

Listening to Grasshoppers: Field Notes On Democracy gives readers a jolt by asking them to think for themselves, whether India is truly a democratic nation. Roy talks about how grasshoppers visiting a village are a bad omen and how it can be seen in democratic India's policy making. Penguin India published this book in 2013 and it is available in paperback.

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 This book has become a bestseller worldwide and it is available in hardcover, paperback and kindle editions.

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