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Mumbai may not be my city. But it is my kind of city.

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India may be the soul of world cricket, but IPL is its commercial heart. Just as 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' changed the ground rules for quiz shows by injecting a massive dose of money into the equation, IPL has changed the dynamics of the cricket economy.

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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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Knowledge is not just the preserve of the educated elite. Just because someone has not had a formal education, that does not mean he does not have wisdom and common sense.

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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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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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The writer's is an interior world, a world of the mind.

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Twenty20 is cricket on speed. In an era of hectic lifestyles and falling attention spans, it gives spectators more drama and intensity in three hours that they would get from a whole-day match. And even though it is a heady cocktail of money, entertainment and media, at its core it is cricket.

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Sometimes street knowledge can be as important as book knowledge.

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It is in the genes of cities to bounce back from disasters - whether natural or man made. The denizens of suburbia have no choice but to survive and move on. But it is the manner in which different cities respond to emergencies that sets them apart.

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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