The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life. — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“I held my breath and wished for that moment to last as long as it possibly could, because a waking dream is… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
...a rainy day ceases to have meaning for a person who has lived in the open under a monsoon cloud most of… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
My books are about ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations who are able to draw upon their inner reserves to challenge the… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“You have been counting rosary beads for an era But the wandering of your mind does not halt Forsake the beads in… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“Lajwanti made the cardinal mistake of trying to cross the dividing line that separates the existence of the rich from that of… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“And for the first time in my life, I saw something new reflected in the eyes that saw me. Respect. It taught… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“Your beauty is an elixir. Which has given an orphan life. Lovesick I will die, from the grave I will cry Should… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“Train journeys are about possibilities. They denote a change in state. When you arrive, you are no longer the same person who… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
Love doesn't happen in an instant. It creeps up on you and then it turns your life upside-down. It colours your waking… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
I wonder what it feels like to have no desires left because you have satisfied them all, smothered them with money even… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“Love doesn't happen in an instant. It creeps up on you and then it turns your life upside down. It colors your… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“The line of head is strong, but the line of heart is weak. And most importantly, the line of life is short.… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“The burning ambition of my life was to marry her one day. The consuming worry of my life was to whether she… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life. — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
It is in the genes of cities to bounce back from disasters - whether natural or man made. The denizens of suburbia have no… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
That dreams have power only over your own mind. But with money you can have power over the minds of others — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
Twenty20 is cricket on speed. In an era of hectic lifestyles and falling attention spans, it gives spectators more drama and intensity in three… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
I want to show that the underdog can win. I believe were all the same: you, a slum girl, my mother. — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
The first thing you have to understand is that I was not desperate to be a writer. I was never a closet writer filing… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
India may be the soul of world cricket, but IPL is its commercial heart. Just as 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' changed the… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“It's a basic rule of human nature that the promise of unexpected wealth short-circuits both intelligence and common sense.” — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
I am neither a Bengali nor am I from Delhi's St Stephen's. I am an Allahabad boy. — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
“The city may have chosen to ignore the ugly growth of Dharavi, but a cancer cannot be stopped simply by being declared illegal. It… — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
