Vikas Swarup
Vikas Swarup
Vikas Swarup is an Indian writer and diplomat who is currently serving as the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. He is best known as the author of the novel Q & A, adapted in film as Slumdog Millionaire, the winner of Best Film for the year 2009 at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionNovelist
CountryIndia
writing imagination creative
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.
writing people needs
I need to meet people to be able to write.
writing giving way
Indian writers have appropriated English as an Indian language, and that gives a certain freshness to the way we write.
cities mumbai may
Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.