Arundhati Roy announces second novel after two decades

October 3, 2016

Almost two decades after her debut novel The God of Small Things won the Booker Prize, Arundhati Roy has announced her second work of fiction.

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, as Roy's new novel is called, is being published by Hamish Hamilton UK and Penguin India.

"I am glad to report that the mad souls (even the wicked ones) in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness have found a way into the world, and that I have found my publishers," Roy said, in a statement released to the press on Monday.

Publishers Simon Prosser and Meru Gokhale said, "To publish this book is both a pleasure and an honour. The writing is extraordinary, and so too are the characters — brought to life with such generosity and empathy, in language of the utmost freshness, joyfully reminding us that words are alive too, that they can wake us up and lend us new ways of seeing, feeling, hearing, engaging. It makes the novel new — in the original meaning of novel."

Roy's literary agent David Godwin also issued a statement: "Only Arundhati could have written this novel. Utterly original. It has been 20 years in the making. And well worth the wait."

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Amazing news after a long wait, all the best of best Ms.Roy

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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