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My first novel was a challenge to myself. No one had an inkling that I was working on it.

Vikas Swarup

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Vikas Swarup
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Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.
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Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.
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I get invited to many more literary festivals than I used to because I'm associated with 'Slumdog Millionaire,' the brand. Many more doors have opened up for me as a result of the global success of the film, although I believe that I'm the same person that existed before it.
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And I realized again that real life is different from reel life.
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Global terror does not respect national boundaries.
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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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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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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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God made the human body like a machine with built-in obsolescence.
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Just because someone has gone to an elite school and college does not make him smarter than the person who has grown up on street knowledge.
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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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The slums are not a place of despair. Its inhabitants are all working towards a better life.
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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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The one conclusion I have reached is that whiskey is a great leveler. You might be a hotshot advertising executive or a lowly foundry worker, but if you cannot hold your drink, you are just a drunkard.
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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 did not go to any creative writing workshop I did not major in literature. If I can write, anyone can write. All it needs is imagination.
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