Generally in search of stories, ones that inspire and ones that appall. Specifically in pursuit of kindness and humility. And always in awe, of the sound that a beautiful arrangement of words can create.
The basest of criticisms against her start and end with a direct attack on her caste. The saner ones cite the allegations of wide-scale corruption, an extravagant display of her birthday celebrations, and megalomania – "Who builds their own statues?"
Most of the speakers had reached when Arundhati walked in, daintily, clad in a saree, as timid in her gait as she is forceful in her prose. The photographers trained their cameras at her and clicked away furiously. The press conference began.
