The God of Small Things

A cultural identity narrative that explores the individual's struggle in India to defy the constraints of the caste system. With excerpts from Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize Winner "The God of Small Things" and clips from "Swades."

Category:

Film & Animation

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• caste
• system
• india
• development
• arundhati
• roy
• the
• god
• of
• small
• things
• swades

[lucybean975]

Best book ever. She not only pushes language completely out of its narrow boundaries but deals with just about every single form of abuse of power--from political to familial--in one single volume. And she does it just by telling the story: never imposes herself between the reader and the story itself.

Past amazing.

[juzu4me]

Great video..I just finished reading the book, absolutely fantastic. Indian authors are unbelievable. I have a new appreciation for India after reading the book. Growing up in Canada we are taught that we are so lucky to live in Canada, because in India we would be deprived. Now that I'm older I see that it was all propaganda. I hope to visit India someday

[MrHampusalgotsson]

this is crap

[classifieds103]

@dubtafoo By culture, people usually mean a set of traditions that give you national identity. If someone says they like "rock and roll", it doesn't necessarily mean you're American. As you said, it is an anonymous trait. But if someone said "I enjoy watching Kathhalaki dancers" this past time is recondite to Indian culture and therefore indicative of an Indian cultural identity. I'm not saying only Indians like Indian things, Chinese Chinese, etc, but that there are definitive traditions

[dinasepulueda]

This is so inspiring. aww! ? Thank you for sharing this.

[dropdeadbeauti]

One of the most beautiful books that I have read. Period.

[dubtafoo]

What an idiot, America has culture too .. Rock n Roll .. BBQ's, fourth of July, thanksgiving, free speech, movies .. what the hell is he talking about?

America's movies are watched the world over. There was a show that asked an Indian boy his favorite singer .. he said "50 cent" .. another said "Michael Jackson"

How can someone say America has no culture without being misinformed?

[indiaunity]

i love india so i am a fan of ur ideas....bz i hope a true socilism will come only from true communism.....it has only a nationalism..but the shame thing is we had forgotted our great heross like subhash chandra bose and bhagath sing...they were followed true ciommunism and socialism....they give us freedom ..then why we call gandhiji....it may b a fake .... follow my facebook id indiaunity

[Itwasmeikilledher]

i really didnt want to like this book coz the narrative style is exactly what i hate about a lot of modern literature, but gotta be honest, i loved it. i still felt that she overdid a bit of the description through the twin's minds, but i slowly got used to it. good stuff.