Vikas Swarup was born in 1963 in Allahabad, India. He is a 1986 batch Indian Foreign Service bbureaucrat, an Indian novelist and diplomat who has served in many countries such as Turkey, U.S., Ethiopia and Great Britain. He is married to Aparna and they have two sons, Aditya and Varun. In august 2006 he released debut novel called "Q and A" or "Slumdog Millionaire." This international best seller was translated in 41 different languages. It was named the best first book by the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and also won South Africa's Exclusive Books Boeke Prize in 2006, as well as the Prix Grand Public at the 2007 Paris Book Fair.
Slumdog Millionaire (Q and A) was played on the BBC radio and won the Gold Award for Best Drama at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2008 and the IVCA Clarion Award 2008. Vikas' masterpiece Slumdog Millionaire eventually became a movie and was voted the best movie of 2008 by the National Board of review. It won 8 Oscars, this is the total number of Oscar's won for a single film until Lord Of the Rings winning 11 in 2004. Vikas Swarup's success proves that he is a very talented and gifted writer.
Slumdog Millionaire (Q and A) was played on the BBC radio and won the Gold Award for Best Drama at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2008 and the IVCA Clarion Award 2008. Vikas' masterpiece Slumdog Millionaire eventually became a movie and was voted the best movie of 2008 by the National Board of review. It won 8 Oscars, this is the total number of Oscar's won for a single film until Lord Of the Rings winning 11 in 2004. Vikas Swarup's success proves that he is a very talented and gifted writer.
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