Arundhati Roy discusses new book Mother Mary Comes to Me and her complex relationship with her mother

Arundhati Roy, acclaimed Indian author and activist, discusses her latest book Mother Mary Comes to Me, reflecting on her complex relationship with her mother and how it shaped her life and work. She notes that she initially did not expect the personal themes to resonate universally, but readers have said the book helped them see their parents as human beings. Roy rose to international fame in 1997 after winning the Booker Prize for The God of Small Things, and is known for challenging power and addressing inequality, nationalism and human rights through her writing.