Question

What is the title of Arundhati Roy’s second novel?

• A. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness
• B. The White Tiger
• C. A Suitable Boy
• D. The Lowland

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

• ir resilienceThe Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017)

  • A multi-layered novel that spans decades and explores themes like gender, caste, religion, and political unrest in India.

  • A novel that follows the lives of a group of characters as they travel from Old Delhi to Kashmir.

  • The anachronistic narrative weaves together the personal stories of a motley crew of characters led by Anjum, a transgender woman, and S. Tilottama, an insurgent in Kashmir, where some see the conflict as a legitimate struggle.

  • In the violent world of the novel, trauma shapes the continuity of the characters’ lives, as stressed by Roy’s observation of their resilience