I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance.
Vikram SethAll over India, all over the world, as the sun or the shadow of darkness moves from east to west, the call to prayer moves with it, and people kneel down in a wave to pray to God. Five waves each day - one for each namaaz - ripple across the globe from longitude to longitude. The component elements change direction, like iron filings near a magnet - towards the house of God in Mecca.
Vikram SethI simply seem to drift. But I sort of allow the drift, because it has a kind of check - it forces me to work harder at what I'm interested in.
Vikram SethThere are plenty of good Indian writers in English, and none of us feel we are carrying the burden of being a poster boy.
Vikram Seth