Anita Roy

Writer and editor Anita Roy moved back to the UK in 2015 after 20 years of living in Delhi. She now lives in Wellington, Somerset, with her son. She holds an MA in Travel and Nature Writing from Bath Spa University, and is a regular columnist for the Hindu Business Line. More of her published work can be found on www.anitaroy.net.

Everybody was Kondo tidying

Binge-watching, binge-cleaning, Netflix-style.

Apr 01, 2019

On taste

An etymological and gustatory exploration.

Apr 25, 2013

Diamond-cutter!

Who are editors, and what are they good for?

May 22, 2011

Latest Articles

Disillusioned with the Taliban, Pakistan reverses its four-decade Afghan policy

As Kabul refuses to act against the TTP and Baloch militant groups, Pakistan is ending the support it has extended to the Taliban since 1994 and its welcome to refugees from Afghanistan since the 1980s

The limited genius of Geoffrey Bawa

‘Geoffrey Bawa: Drawing from the Archives’ allows an exploration of the rift between the celebrated architect’s vision for nation-building in Sri Lanka and the country’s present reality

Interview: The precarity of Afghan migrants in Pakistan

Political scientist and author Sanaa Alimia speaks of the long history of racial profiling, harassment and deportation of Afghan migrants, in the context of Pakistan’s recent crackdown

Bhutan took a step towards queer rights, but its LGBTIQ+ people want a giant leap

Bhutan celebrated the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 2021 but LGBTIQ+ activists are pushing for the legal recognition of all gender identities and marriage equality