I 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.

I am certainly not allergic to causes - particularly on subjects such as religious intolerance.

I don't think people give Indian society enough credit. We may not like to talk much about things but we do, basically, want to live and let live.

For a writer, obsession is a good substitute for self-discipline.

I certainly think its very important that writers as citizens - not necessarily as writers, but just as ordinary citizens - should talk about things that matter to them.

In general, questions are fine; you can always seize upon the parts of them that interest you and concentrate on answering those. And one has to remember when answering questions that asking questions isn't easy either, and for someone who's quite shy to stand up in an audience to speak takes some courage.

I don't pick and choose subjects or settings; they pick and choose me.