Published in 2005 by Doubleday/Random House (UK & Commonwealth), Harper Collins (Canada) and Scribner (US) it has been published in 43 languages including Arabic, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati,  Tamil, Malayalam, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Taiwanese, Thai, and Hebrew.

All Rights Reserved. After his schooling, Vikas attended Allahabad University and studied History, Psychology and Philosophy. He took over as the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs on 18 April 2015.

He was one of the three judges for the Man Asian Literary prize 2011 which was awarded in Hong Kong on March 15, 2012.Vikas is the recipient of the US-India Business Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award for “Contributing to the Cultural Ties that Bind” and received the award from USIBC Chairman Indra K. Nooyi at the USIBC’s 34th Anniversary Gala Reception in Washington D.C. on June 16, 2009.He is also the recipient of a degree of Doctor of Literature & Philosophy (honoris causa) from the University of South Africa (UNISA), the largest university in South Africa and one of the largest distance education institutions in the world.He has written for TIME, Newsweek, The Guardian, The Telegraph (UK), The Financial Times (UK), British Airway’s in-flight magazine HighLife, Singapore Airlines’ in-flight magazine SilverKris, DNA (India), Outlook (India) and Liberation (France).Apart from reading, Vikas enjoys listening to music and playing cricket, tennis and table tennis. In what must be a record for an author, the dramatization of Vikas Swarup’s debut novel, Q&A (later turned into the film, Slumdog Millionaire), on BBC Radio 4, was followed immediately by another of titles, Six Suspects. He also made his mark as a champion debater, winning National level competitions. He also made his mark as a champion debater, winning National level competitions. Published by Harper Collins in Canada and St Martin’s Press in the US, it has sold translation rights in 30 languages.

He has served in different capacities in New Delhi and in India's missions abroad including his last assignment as High Commissioner of India to Canada followed by the post of the official spokesperson of the Swarup's short story "A Great Event" was published in Swarup has participated in the Oxford Literary Festival, the Vikas Swarup gives many motivational talks at institutions across the world. Vikas Swarup was born in the historic Indian city, Allahabad in a family of lawyers. It was short listed for the Best First Book by the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize and won South Africa’s Exclusive Books Boeke Prize 2006 as well as the Paris Book Fair’s Reader’s Prize, the Prix Grand Public, in 2007. He served as Consul General of India in Osaka-Kobe, Japan from 2009 to 2013. Vikas Swarup was born in Allahabad (India) in a family of lawyers. Vikas Swarup was born in Allahabad (India) in a family of lawyers. © Vikas Swarup. He also made his mark as a champion debater, winning National level competitions. He is married to Aparna, an artist, and the couple has two sons. He was also an invitee to the Reader’s Forum of World Expo 2010 in Shanghai and attended the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival as a jury member for the International Competition for Feature Digital Films. After serving as the Official Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi (2015-2017) he was appointed India’s High Commissioner to Canada, a post he has occupied since February 28, 2017.He penned his first novel, Q&A, in two months, when he was posted in London.

It is also being translated into all major languages. Swarup speaks Turkish apart from English and other Indian languages. On 12 July 2019, the Ministry of Pensions, Personnel and Public Grievances announced that Swarup would be promoted to the rank of Vikas Swarup was born in the historic Indian city, Swarup is a career diplomat and joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986.

It has been optioned for a film by C2M Films.Vikas’ third novel, “The Accidental Apprentice” was published by Simon & Schuster in the UK and Commonwealth in 2013. Vikas Swarup was born in Allahabad, India in a family of lawyers. It was released in the US in July 2014 by St. Martin’s Press. In his diplomatic career, Vikas has been posted to various countries such as Turkey (1987-1990), the United States (1993-1997) Ethiopia (1997-2000), the United Kingdom (2000-2003) and South Africa (2006-2009). BBC Worldwide have acquired the film rights.Vikas contributed a short story titled ‘A Great Event’ to ‘The Children’s Hours: Stories of Childhood’, a bold and moving anthology of stories about childhood to support Save the Children and raise awareness for its fight to end violence against children.Vikas has participated in literary festivals and book fairs around the world including the Oxford Literary Festival, the Turin International Book Fair, the Auckland Writers’ Conference, the Sydney Writers’ Festival, the Kitab Festival in New Delhi, the St. Malo International Book & Film Festival in France, the ‘Words on Water’ Literary Festival at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, the Jaipur Literature Festival, the Franschhoek Literary Festival in South Africa, the Ubud Writer’s Festival in Bali, the Emirates Airlines Festival of Literature in Dubai, the Manila International Literary Festival, the Seoul Digital Forum, the Reykjavik International Literary Festival and the Singapore Writers Festival. After graduating with distinction, he joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986, motivated by an interest in international relations and a desire to explore different cultures.In his diplomatic career, Vikas has been posted to various countries such as Turkey (1987-1990), the United States (1993-1997) Ethiopia (1997-2000), the United Kingdom (2000-2003) and South Africa (2006-2009). After his schooling, Vikas attended Allahabad University and studied History, Psychology and Philosophy. Radio 4 commissioned a radio play based on the novel. Both adaptations, by Ayeesha Menon, seem perfect for radio. The BBC produced a radio play based on the book which won the Gold Award for Best Drama at the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2008 and the IVCA Clarion Award 2008.