It has always been very difficult for writers to survive commercially in India because the market was so small. But that's not… — Aravind Adiga Book Copy Share Image
“We'll call you... Ram. Wait - don't we have a Ram in this class? I don't want any confusion, it'll be Balram.… — Aravind Adiga Krishna Copy Share Image
In a sense, being a full-time writer is less fun because there's no office to go to anymore, there's no set routine,… — Aravind Adiga Fun Copy Share Image
“When he caught his breath, he said, “My whole life, I have been treated like a donkey. All I want is that… — Aravind Adiga Life Copy Share Image
The book of your revolution sits in the pit of your belly, young Indian. Crap it out, and read. Instead of which,… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
At a time when India is going through great changes and, with China, is likely to inherit the world from the West,… — Aravind Adiga Brutal 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 had grown up in a privileged, upper-caste Hindu community; and because my father worked for a Catholic hospital, we lived in… — Aravind Adiga Castes 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
In a sense, journalism can be both helpful and detrimental to a writer of fiction because the kind of writing you need… — Aravind Adiga 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 Mind Copy Share Image
“It is an ancient and venerated custom of people in my country to start a story by praying to a Higher Power.… — Aravind Adiga Higher power Copy Share Image
These are the three main diseases of this country, sir: typhoid, cholera, and election fever. This last one is the worst; it… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
“So I stood around that big square of books. Standing around books, even books in a foreign language, you feel a kind… — Aravind Adiga Books Copy Share Image
I gather you yellow-skinned men, despite your triumphs in sewage, drinking water, and Olympic gold medals, still don't have democracy. Some politician… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
Go to the tea shop anywhere along the Ganga, sir, and look at the men working in that tea shop - men,… — Aravind Adiga Boys Copy Share Image
Because in this world, there is a line: on one side are the men who cannot get things done, and on the… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
“There is no end in India, Mr. Jiabao,as Mr. Ashok so correctly used to say. You'll have to keep paying and paying… — Aravind Adiga Money Copy Share Image
In India, it's the rich who have problems with obesity. And the poor are darker-skinned because they work outside and often work… — Aravind Adiga India 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 Copy Share Image
Iqbal, that great poet, was so right. The moment you recognize what is beautiful in this world, you stop being a slave.… — Aravind Adiga Beautiful Copy Share Image
Like most people who live in India, I complain about corruption, but know that I can live with corrupt men. It is… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
When I was writing 'The White Tiger' I lived in a building pretty much exactly like the one I described in this… — Aravind Adiga Book Copy Share Image
An honest politician has no goodies to toss around. This limits his effectiveness profoundly, because political power in India is dispersed throughout… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
When I was growing up in the south Indian city of Madras, there were only two political parties that mattered; one was… — Aravind Adiga Cities Copy Share Image
“The dreams of the rich, and the dreams of the poor - they never overlap, do they? See, the poor dream all… — Aravind Adiga Dream 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
“People in this country are still waiting for the war of their freedom to come from somewhere else, from the jungles, from… — Aravind Adiga Copy Share Image
Do you know about Hanuman, sir? He was the faithful servant of the god Rama, and we worship him in our temples… — Aravind Adiga Devotion 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 Copy Share Image
“I guess, your Excellency, that I too should start off by kissing some god's arse. Wich god's arse, though? There are so… — Aravind Adiga Christianity Copy Share Image
