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. Vikas Swarup bookchallengecompel Change image and share on social
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. Vikas Swarup creativeimaginationliterature Change image and share on social
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. Vikas Swarup callcreviceday share on social
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 dailydoseemerge Change image and share on social
The writer's is an interior world, a world of the mind. Vikas Swarup interiormindworld Change image and share on social
I don't look at myself as a writer; I am a storyteller. Vikas Swarup storytellerwriter Change image and share on social
Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city. Vikas Swarup citykindmumbai Change image and share on social
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. Vikas Swarup closetcupboarddesperate Change image and share on social
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. Vikas Swarup collegeelitegrow Change image and share on social
My first novel was a challenge to myself. No one had an inkling that I was working on it. Vikas Swarup challengeinklingwork Change image and share on social
