When I was very young, I used to share much of what I wrote with my family, but as I got older and more self-conscious, it became a much more private process.

I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.

People think that because I write about India I must be trying to portray India in a way.

The wheel turns and turns and turns: it never stops and stands still.

Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes who practice a sport every day to keep their skills honed.

Ever since I could first write I have been doing so. When I was taught how to write and read at school, I made up my mind that this was what I love to do best and this was the world I was going to occupy.

My style of writing is to allow the story to unfold on its own. I try not to structure my work too rigidly.