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National Post, Canada
by Brad Frenette May 16, 2009 I recently spoke to Vikas Swarup, a diplomat turned writer whose debut novel Q and A was turned into the massive film Slumdog Millionaire. His second novel, Six Suspects,...
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German Press Agency
Feb 20, 2009 Pretoria – With his pin-striped suit and neatly-parted greying hair, Vikas Swarup, author of the novel that spawned the wildly successful Slumdog Millionaire film, makes for an unlikely...
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The BookPage Interview
An interview with Vikas Swarup by Abby Plesser, Book Page ‘Slumdog’ follow-up – An Indian diplomat’s sophisticated murder mystery 14 July 2009 Unless you were living under a rock this past Oscar...
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Kabar Indonesia
Interview with Kabar Indonesia By Kabar ⋅ October 2, 2009 As a novelist, Vikas Swarup made the kind of debut that goes beyond the wildest dreams of most budding authors; not only was his first book,...
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Daily News Egypt
The Diplomatic Writer: A Conversation with Vikas Swarup by Sankalita Shome, Daily News Egypt 16 November 2009 It is like stepping from a dark room into the arc lights,” says Vikas Swarup, the author...
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Agence France-Presse (2)
Slumdog Millionaire author Vikas Swarup keeps his day job Penny MacRae AFP January 23, 2009 02:45pm VIKAS Swarup is extremely modest for an author whose novel inspired the hit film Slumdog Millionaire...
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Agence France-Presse (1)
Slumdog author just ‘a diplomat who writes’ Fran Blandy (AFP) / May 19, 2009 CAPE TOWN (AFP) — Vikas Swarup may have penned a small novel that swept the globe, winning accolades and turning out an...
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The CNN Interview
By Robyn Curnow CNN January 29, 2009 PRETORIA, South Africa (CNN) — Vikas Swarup was far from the poverty of Mumbai when he wrote “Slumdog Millionaire,” the book that has now become an award-winning...
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Vikas Swarup on AERA Japan
AERA Channel／アエラ・チャンネル Exclusive Cross Talk: Vikas Swarup x Pakkun Uploaded on Apr 20, 2009
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The Guardian Interview
I’m the luckiest novelist in the world’ By day Vikas Swarup is a high-flying Indian diplomat; by night he’s a bestselling author. And now Slumdog Millionaire, the film based on his first novel, has...
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The Straits Times, Singapore
Tuesday March 17, 2009 Quiz show hero By DEEPIKA SHETTY Diplomat-author loves the film adaptation of his book but is unhappy with it being renamed Slumdog Millionaire. THE Oscar-winning movie Slumdog...
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Vikas Swarup at Slumdog Millionaire Premiere in South Africa Uploaded on Feb 18, 2009
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The New York Times
April 2, 2009 A Diplomat’s Unlikely Rise to ‘Slumdog’ Acclaim By MARK McDONALD HONG KONG — It’s an impossible story, really, how a modest fellow from a family of lawyers becomes a back-office diplomat...
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The Asahi Shimbun Interview
Vikas Swarup’s Novel Offers Deeper Look at Slumdog’s India By Hiroshi Matsubara, Asahi Weekly Published in Asahi Weekly, March 22, 2009 While “Slumdog Millionaire” spotlighted one of the world’s most...
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IANS Interview May 2009
Vikas Swarup on how the success of the movie version of his novel is impacting his life by Manish Chand “Stories from India are finding increasing resonance in the world. There is a huge hunger to know...
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Vikas Swarup at The Times
Uploaded on Jan 16, 2009 Tymon Smith speaks to Vikas Swarup, Deputy Indian High Commissioner to South Africa and the author of “Q&A”, the novel on which the Golden Globe winning film ‘Slumdog...
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Revista de Cultura
Published September 12, 2009 Una tierra de oportunidades ilimitadas Vikas Swarup, el autor de Slumdog Millionaire, novela en la que se basó la película ganadora del Oscar, dice que en la India existe...
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Japan Times Interview
Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ author and diplomat Vikas Swarup discusses his good fortune By JANE SINGER Special to The Japan Times Imagine this: An Indian diplomat in London churns...
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Korea Joongang Daily
‘Slumdog’ novelist’s final answers ‘슬럼독 밀리어네어’의 저자 비카스 스와루프에게 인도를 묻다 “I think Indians are fundamentally optimistic people … Foreigners coming to India see a country that is vibrant, energetic and...
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20 Questions: Vikas Swarup
20 Questions 20 Questions: Vikas Swarup By Karen Zarker, PopMatters Senior Editor 18 August 2010 Slumdog Millionaire author Vikas Swarup’s latest, Six Suspects, is out in paperback this month. Don’t...
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Vikas Swarup on Times, Live
Uploaded on September 25, 2010 Celebrated author and diplomat, Vikas Swarup, was recently bestowed with an honorary doctorate from the University of South Africa. Swarup chats with Avusa Media LIVE,...
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The El Pais Interview
La India de ‘Slumdog millionaire’, en clave negra Agatha Christie inspira a Vikas Swarup en su nueva novela Rosa Mora Barcelona 24 MAY 2010 Vikas Swarup (Allahabad, 1963) dice que el éxito de Slumdog...
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The Le Figaro Interview
L’Indien qui vaut des millions 24/05/2010 Par Blaise De Chabalier L’Indien qui vaut des millions “> L’écrivain Vikas Swarup, qui a connu la gloire au cinéma avec «Slumdog Millionaire», adapté de...
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Interview by Open Magazine
November 2010 By Michael Camardese “Slumdog Millionaire ? It is not related to my life at all. Completely fictional…”. Et pourtant… Ecrit en à peine trois mois courant 2004, Questions and Answers...
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Interview with Spot
Slumdog Millionaire author Vikas Swarup on his literary career and the Manila vibe Published: Nov 23, 2010 If Slumdog Millionaire author Vikas Swarup were to win a million dollars, he would go on a...
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Talk to isahitya
Category: Exclusive Interviews Published on Sunday, 08 July 2012 21:08 In our Special Interview Series Talk to isahitya , this time we have Vikas Swarup with us. In his exclusive interview to...
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Interview with CNN Go
By Samantha Leese 13 March, 2012 Interview: Vikas Swarup reads, writes and travels like crazy Author of “Q&A,” the book that became “Slumdog Millionaire,” is a doner-eating, cricket-playing,...
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Indo-Asian News Service
Interview by Madhusree Chatterjee New Delhi, July 3, 2012 — Diplomat Vikas Swarup, the celebrity author of the novel “Q & A” adapted into the Oscar-winning movie “Slumdog Millionaire” has stepped...
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Interview with Bangkok Post
By Parisa Pichitmarn Published: Dec 3, 2012 CLEVER CHARACTERS By Parisa Pichitmarn, Reporter Reflecting home, from a distance Two Indian writers, Amitav Ghosh and Vikas Swarup, were in town recently to...
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Times of India Interview
I don’t believe my work is sacrosanct and cannot be touched By Anjali Muthanna, TNN | Feb 10, 2013, 12.00 AM IST He describes himself as “a diplomat who writes, not a...
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Khabar: Q & A
People: Q & A with Vikas Swarup By Murali Kamma May 2015 Diplomat and author Vikas Swarup (of Slumdog Millionaire fame) is the new spokesperson for India’s Ministry of External Affairs. Recently in...
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Interview with South China Morning Post
From street to CEO seat with ‘Slumdog’ author PUBLISHED : Sunday, 14 September, 2014, 1:28pmUPDATED : Sunday, 14 September, 2014, 1:28pm Lifestyle›Books Ajay Singh The opening line of The...
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