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People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar they want to connect more deeply.

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Vikas Swarup
Age: 54
Diplomat
Novelist
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Connect
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The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.
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A great artist is not one who merely fits into a genre but one who defines the genre.
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I want to show that the underdog can win. I believe were all the same: you, a slum girl, my mother.
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My books are about ordinary people placed in extraordinary situations who are able to draw upon their inner reserves to challenge the status-quo in life and navigate compelling human relationships.
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I wonder what it feels like to have no desires left because you have satisfied them all, smothered them with money even before they are born. Is an existence without desire very desirable? And is the poverty of desire better than rank poverty itself?
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God made the human body like a machine with built-in obsolescence.
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Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.
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I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the Hindustan Times.
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I am the luckiest novelist in the world. I was a first-time novelist who wasn't awash in rejection slips, whose manuscript didn't disappear in slush piles. I have had a wonderful time.
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Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives
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My books may highlight corruption, brutality and venality, but they also show that if these things come to light, there is rectification. The voiceless do have a voice democratic mechanisms and accountability do exist.
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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.
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Global terror does not respect national boundaries.
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You should take a good look at all sides of an issue before making a decision. Put something away in case of an emergency. New neighbors will bring good cheer. A small problem may occur at home base, but you will solve it quickly and correctly. Don't offer smart advice unless you are really asked to comment.
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The first thing you have to understand is that I was not desperate to be a writer. I was never a closet writer filing away notes in a cupboard.
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Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.
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One does not question a miracle.
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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 call 'the crevices of my day job', and that comes only on weekends.
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My first novel was a challenge to myself. No one had an inkling that I was working on it.
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Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart.
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