The writer's is an interior world, a world of the mind.

...a rainy day ceases to have meaning for a person who has lived in the open under a monsoon cloud most of his life.

Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture; Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart.

I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the Hindustan Times.

My first novel was a challenge to myself. No one had an inkling that I was working on it.

People don't just want a mindless flick with a superstar; they want to connect more deeply.

The one conclusion I have reached is that whiskey is a great leveler. You might be a hotshot advertising executive or a lowly foundry worker, but if you cannot hold your drink, you are just a drunkard.