An India writer (English) of novels, essays,screenplays etc. In early stages of her career she worked in Televisions,movies, wrote screenplays for movie of her husband and gathered the media attention for her criticizing for Movie Bandit Queen. Her first novel was 'The god of small things' this novel was a great success for her and she did screenplay for the movies and serials.

She won the National Film Award for best screenplay, And Sahitya Akademi Award .

Her first novel The God of Small Things Was listed in the New York Times Notable Books , And fourth position on New Times Bestsellers .

She was receive Sydney Peace Prize,and Lannan Foundations Cultural Freedom Award for her social work on non-violence

She worked writer for the television serial The Banyan Tree , and documentary Damage.

She have written on the political issues like narmada dam project,

She plays a key roll in the anti-globalization/alter-globalization and critic neo-imperialism ..

Her writings The End of Imagination criticizing the government nuclear policies and testing ,and she wrote The Cost of Living criticizing the hydroelectric Dam projects.