Columbia University, where I went to study in 1993, insisted its undergraduates learn a foreign language, so I discovered French. — Aravind Adiga Columbia Copy Share Image
What keeps India safe really is the heroism of millions of poor Indians who every day reject the allure of terrorism. What… — Aravind Adiga Action Copy Share Image
“Every day, on the roads of Delhi, some chauffeur is driving an empty car with a black suitcase sitting on the backseat.… — Aravind Adiga Every day Copy Share Image
I am coming back to New York after five years, and it seems that psychics are taking over the city. — Aravind Adiga Back Copy Share Image
You ask 'Are you a man or a demon?' Neither, I say. I have woken up, and the rest of you are… — Aravind Adiga Demon Copy Share Image
I’ve lived in several countries and been a disaster everywhere. — Aravind Adiga Country Copy Share Image
Neither. I am just one who has woken up while the rest of you are still sleeping. — Aravind Adiga Inspirational Copy Share Image
“People in this country are still waiting for the war of their freedom to come from somewhere else, from the jungles, from… — Aravind Adiga Every man Copy Share Image
“These people were building homes for the rich, but they lived in tents covered with blue tarpaulin sheets, and partitioned into lanes… — Aravind Adiga Broken glass Copy Share Image
“And then he realized that the thing that was blocking his passage was cleared, and he was falling; his body had begun… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
“When it comes to work - hurry, hurry, hurry. When it comes to payment - delay, delay, delay. Caste, religion, family background… — Aravind Adiga Family Copy Share Image
“There was a fierce jam on the road to Gurgaon. Every five minutes the traffic would tremble - we'd move a foot… — Aravind Adiga Red light Copy Share Image
“From the advertisement, his eyes moved up the skywalk, the zigzagging metal bridge that connected various locations in the neighborhood to the… — Aravind Adiga Hell Copy Share Image
It's amazing. The moment you show cash, everyone knows your language. — Aravind Adiga Cash Copy Share Image
“Even here, in the weight machine of a train station, they try to hoodwink us. Here, on the threshold of a man's… — Aravind Adiga Computers Copy Share Image
Here's a strange fact: murder a man, and you feel responsible for his life - ''possessive'', even. You know more about him… — Aravind Adiga Aravind-adiga Copy Share Image
In a sense, journalism can be both helpful and detrimental to a writer of fiction because the kind of writing you need… — Aravind Adiga Ambiguous Copy Share Image
“In a socialistic economy, the small businessman has to be a thief to prosper.” — Aravind Adiga Economics Copy Share Image
Nothing gives us greater pride than the importance of India's scientific and engineering colleges, or the army of Indian scientists at organizations… — Aravind Adiga Army Copy Share Image
See, the poor dream all their lives of getting enough to eat and looking like the rich. And what do the rich… — Aravind Adiga Dream Copy Share Image
“Out of respect for the love of liberty shown by the Chinese people, and also in the belief that the future of… — Aravind Adiga Cell phone Copy Share Image
If we were in India now, there would be servants standing in the corners of this room and I wouldn't notice them.… — Aravind Adiga Corners Copy Share Image
Every book is a kind of struggle, and it's a miracle when it comes out. — Aravind Adiga Adversity Copy Share Image
