First Quote by Divya Dutta

I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the 'Hindustan Times.'

— Vikas Swarup

Hindi writing, as well as Hindi journalism, is a great gift to Indian writing.

— Amitava Kumar

I spent some time in India and thought I might write about Hinduism. But it's so far removed from my experience I couldn't even…

— Dan Brown

“The time is ripe for young Indian authors writing in the English language.”

— Anurag Shourie

The Indian diaspora is a wonderful place to write from, and I am lucky to be part of it.

— Kiran Desai

I feel devoutly thankful to have been born fond of writing.

— Winston Churchill

I write on sacred stories, symbols and rituals of all cultures - European, American and Chinese - but my audiences, typically, like me to…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

When my father got the letter from Satyajit Ray saying I could work with him, I had to give up 'Saat Hindustani.' So I…

— Tinnu Anand

It's amazing to me in retrospect that I wrote as much as I did with full-time jobs. Each city gave me a new distance…

— Karan Mahajan

Making a promise and honoring the word given is Hindutva for me.

— Uddhav Thackeray

I owe what is best in my own development to the impression made by Kant's works, the sacred writings of the Hindus, and Plato.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

When I worked as an editor, I read new novels being published in India every few days. They excited me tremendously for the first…

— Karan Mahajan