“Unheralded we came into this world. Unheralded we will go out. But while we are in this world, we do such deeds that even if this generation does not remember, the next generation cannot forget.” — 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
