Vikas Swarup
Vikas Swarup
Vikas Swarup is an Indian writer and diplomat who is currently serving as the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. He is best known as the author of the novel Q & A, adapted in film as Slumdog Millionaire, the winner of Best Film for the year 2009 at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionNovelist
CountryIndia
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Global terror does not respect national boundaries.
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For me, the day job comes first. That's why I call myself a diplomat who writes, not a writer who masquerades as a diplomat. If the day job demands it, I won't write at all. I write in what I call 'the crevices of my day job', and that comes only on weekends.
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I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy.
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Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.
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Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.
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A great artist is not one who merely fits into a genre but one who defines the genre.
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The brain is not an organ we are authorized to use. We are supposed to use only our hands and legs.
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You should take a good look at all sides of an issue before making a decision. Put something away in case of an emergency. New neighbors will bring good cheer. A small problem may occur at home base, but you will solve it quickly and correctly. Don't offer smart advice unless you are really asked to comment.
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
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...a rainy day ceases to have meaning for a person who has lived in the open under a monsoon cloud most of his life.
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Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture; Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart.
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My books may highlight corruption, brutality and venality, but they also show that if these things come to light, there is rectification. The voiceless do have a voice; democratic mechanisms and accountability do exist.
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Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.
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I did not go to any creative writing workshop; I did not major in literature. If I can write, anyone can write. All it needs is imagination.