I think mobility is very important, not only to discover opportunities elsewhere but at times, also to appreciate better what your home town has. Allahabad, for instance, has the feel of a small, tightly-knit community where everyone participates. — Vikas Swarup Copy Share Image
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… — 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
