Arundhati Roy, author and political commentator, delivered the keynote address at the 10th edition of the Kolkata People’s Film Festival at a south Kolkata auditorium: August, 2024. "The most bewildering conundrum of our times is that all over the world people seem to be voting to disempower themselves. They do this based on the information they receive. What that information is and who controls it—that is the modern world’s poisoned chalice. Who controls the technology controls the world. But eventually, I believe that people cannot and will not be controlled. I believe that a new generation will rise in revolt. There will be a revolution. Sorry, let me rephrase that. There will be revolutions. Plural." - A.R.