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Award for Arundhati

New Delhi Jan. 22. The Booker Prize winner, Arundhati Roy, has been selected by the U.S.-based Lannan Foundation for its fourth annual $ 350,000 Prize for Cultural Freedom.

``As both an artist and global citizen, Arundhati Roy, writes about civil societies that are adversely affected by the world's most powerful governments and corporations. We are honoured to celebrate her life ... ,'' the Foundation president, J. Patrick Lannan, Jr, said in a release.

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