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Vikas Swarup (born 22 June 1961) is a retired Indian diplomat and writer. He retired from the Indian Foreign Service as the Secretary (West) at the Ministry of External Affairs, India on 30 June 2021 and has previously served as High Commissioner of India in Canada and has been the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs . [8]
Vikas Swarup’s spectacular debut novel opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all twelve questions on India’s biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion?
Cutting across humanity in all its squalor and glory, Vikas Swarup presents a kaleidoscopic vision of the struggle between good and evil — and what happens when one boy has no other choice in life but to survive.
VikasSwarup. Genre. Fiction. edit data. Vikas Swarup was born in Allahabad (India) in a family of lawyers. After his schooling, Vikas attended Allahabad University and studied History, Psychology and Philosophy. He also made his mark as a champion debater, winning National level competitions.
Cutting across humanity in all its squalor and glory, Vikas Swarup presents a kaleidoscopic vision of the struggle between good and evil—and what happens when one boy has no...
Apr 1, 2005 · Vikas Swarup. 4.02. 36,260 ratings3,430 reviews. Vikas Swarup's spectacular debut novel opens in a jail cell in Mumbai, India, where Ram Mohammad Thomas is being held after correctly answering all twelve questions on India's biggest quiz show, Who Will Win a Billion?
Feb 2, 2022 · Diplomat-turned-author Vikas Swarup describes his three novels as “social thrillers”. Two of them have made it to the screen – Slumdog Millionaire, based on Q & A (2005), and the web series The...
Q & A was published in 2005 and is the first novel of Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup. It tells the rags to riches story of Ram Mohammad Thomas, a young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history, only to be arrested and jailed on accusations that he cheated.
Jul 25, 2024 · Acclaimed author Vikas Swarup talks about his latest novel, the success of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, and balancing writing with diplomacy. Explore insights on creating authentic characters,...
It took Vikas Swarup about 10 weeks to write his debut novel, Q&A, in 2005. His latest, his fourth in the genre that he calls “social thrillers”, comes after an 11-year gap, and was three ...
