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I write fast. But it takes me a while to get going. It's very important for me to see my whole plot. I have to see the end first because I like a surprise in the end. Which is why I let characters and plot gestate in my mind.

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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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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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I'm the opposite of those writers who believe that my work is sacrosanct and cannot be touched.

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I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.

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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 need to meet people to be able to write.

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I think mobility is very important, not only to discover opportunities elsewhere but at times, also to appreciate better what your home town has. Allahabad, for instance, has the feel of a small, tightly-knit community where everyone participates.

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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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I am not into the unrealistic realm of magic realism where birds talk.

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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