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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Air India Express brings back Mangaluru–Muscat direct flights from March 2026

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 15: Air India Express has announced that it will resume direct flight services between Mangaluru and Muscat from March 2026, restoring an important international air link for passengers from the coastal region.

Airport authorities said the service will operate twice a week—on Sundays and Tuesdays—from March 1. The initial flights are scheduled on March 3, 8 and 10, followed by March 15 and 17, with the same operating pattern to continue thereafter. The flight duration is approximately three hours and 25 minutes.

The Mangaluru–Muscat route was earlier operated under the 2025 summer schedule, with services beginning on July 14. At that time, Air India Express had operated four flights a week before suspending the service.

Officials said the summer schedule will come into effect from March 29, after which changes in flight timings and departure schedules from Mangaluru are expected. Passengers have been advised to check the latest schedules while planning their travel.

The resumption of direct flights to Muscat is expected to significantly benefit expatriates, business travellers and others, further strengthening Mangaluru’s air connectivity with the Gulf region.

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