Audience Quote by Karan Bajaj

When I first decided to be a writer, that meant dealing with preoccupations and concerns that took little account of Indian traditions. I saw…

— Pankaj Mishra

The reality that we were growing up in was very young and vibrant, and nobody was capturing that part of India. I started to…

— Karan Bajaj

I think that Indian writing in English is a really peculiar beast. I can't think of any literature - perhaps Russian literature in the…

— Pankaj Mishra

People are rushed and inspired by the success of Indian writers, and are falling over themselves to write novels. Every Indian is writing a…

— Karan Mahajan

Too much of Indian writing in English, it seemed to me, consisted of middle-class people writing about other middle-class people - and a small…

— Aravind Adiga

It is astounding how evolved and progressed India has become. It is holding on to its extraordinary rich culture and becoming global and Western…

— Kenneth Cole

The turn of the century was the lowest point for the devastation of Indian culture by disease and persecution, and it's a wonder to…

— N. Scott Momaday

At a time when India is going through great changes and, with China, is likely to inherit the world from the West, it is…

— Aravind Adiga

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

The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985 - the…

— Manmohan Singh

I think there is a chance that Indian writers in America will start producing very interesting books in the years to come.

— Karan Mahajan

Indian cinema is changing not because of outside pressure but because of inside pressure. Society is changing. Obviously, ideas change because of globalization, because…

— Javed Akhtar