question: Which 1997 book about fraternal twins was written by an Indian author who is also a political activist?
answer: The God of Small Things
context: Title: Blood Brothers (musical)
  Passage: Blood Brothers is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Willy Russell.  The story is a contemporary nature versus nurture plot, revolving around fraternal twins Mickey and Eddie, who were separated at birth, one subsequently being raised in a wealthy family, the other in a poor family.  The different environments take the twins to opposite ends of the social spectrum, one becoming a councillor, and the other unemployed and in prison.  They both fall in love with the same girl, causing a rift in their friendship and leading to the tragic death of both brothers.  Russell says that his work was based on a one-act play that he read as a child "about two babies switched at birth ... it became the seed for Blood Brothers."
  Title: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
  Passage: Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen (born June 13, 1986), also known as the Olsen twins collectively, are American fashion designers and former child actresses.  The fraternal twins made their acting debut as infants playing Michelle Tanner on the television series "Full House".  At the age of six, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen began starring together in TV, film, and video projects, which continued to their teenage years.  Through their company Dualstar, the Olsens joined the ranks of the wealthiest women in the entertainment industry at a young age.
  Title: The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park
  Passage: The Creature of the Sunnyside Up Trailer Park, originally titled "Bloodhead", is a 2004 comedy/horror film directed by Christopher Coppola.  The lead characters, one black and one white and both racists, are Donnie played by Andre Ware and Doug played by Steve Hedden.  They co-inherit a trailer park near Joshua Tree National Monument.  Despite their antagonism, they join forces to battle a monster created by retired cultists living in the park and stalking its other denizens.  Eventually they discover that they are fraternal twins whose Caucasian archeologist mother Shirley Jones was married to an African-American serviceman.  The film also stars Bernie Kopell, Lynda Carter, Fort Atkinson, Stephanie Dees, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh and Frank Gorshin.
  Title: The God of Small Things
  Passage: The God of Small Things (1997) is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy.  It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and how.  And how much."  The book explores how the small things affect people's behavior and their lives.  It won the Booker Prize in 1997.
  Title: Arnold Crowther
  Passage: Arnold Crowther (born 7 October 1909 in Chatham, Kent of the UK - died 1 May 1974) was a skilled stage magician, ventriloquist, and puppeteer, and was married to Patricia Crowther.  He was born as one of a pair of fraternal twins.  During his career he worked in cabaret, and in 1938-1939, he entertained Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Princess Margaret Rose at Buckingham Palace, which got him invited to numerous engagements to entertain the titled gentry of England.  Crowther was also a founder, member and President of the Puppet Guild, and he made more than 500 puppets in his lifetime.
  Title: Cuckold (novel)
  Passage: Cuckold is a 1997 book by Indian author Kiran Nagarkar and his third novel.  It is a historical novel set in the Rajput kingdom of Mewar, India during the 17th century that follows the life of Maharaj Kumar, a fictional character based upon the real life ruler Thakur Bhojraj.
  Title: Arundhati Roy
  Passage: Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author.  She is best known for her novel "The God of Small Things" (1997), which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997.  This novel became the biggest-selling book by a nonexpatriate Indian author.  She is also a political activist involved in human rights and environmental causes.
  Title: The Boondock Saints
  Passage: The Boondock Saints is a 1999 American vigilante action film written and directed by Troy Duffy.  The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as fraternal twins, Connor and Murphy MacManus, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian Mafia in self-defense.  After both experience an epiphany, the brothers, together with their friend "Funny Man" (David Della Rocco), set out to rid their home city of Boston, Massachusetts of crime and evil, all while being pursued by FBI Agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe).
citations: The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy