He is the current secretary pcv at the ministry of external affairs, india and has previously as high commissioner of india in canada and has been the official spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs of india. The international bestseller filmed as slumdog millionaire vikas swarup ebook. It provides a thorough exploration of the novels plot, characters and main themes, including poverty, class and the country of india. It tells the rags to riches story of ram mohammad thomas, a young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history, only to be arrested and jailed on accusations that he cheated. The main characters of this cultural, india story are ram mohammad thomas.
In his diplomatic career, he has been posted to various countries such as japan, turkey, the united states, ethiopia, the united kingdom, and south africa. The story opens with authorities, unconvinced that a slumdog could answer all twelve questions correctly on indias biggest game show, who will win a billion. Swarup currently works in the ministry of external affairs in new delhi. If youve seen the film or even heard of it, and who hasnt, youd be forgiven for thinking that the book is also a love story. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. He presently serves as a secretary to the government of india for consular, passport. He has written for time, the guardian, and the telegraph uk. Free download or read online be here now pdf epub book. After his schooling, vikas attended allahabad university and studied history, psychology and philosophy. The first edition of the novel was published in 1971, and was written by ram dass. The unusual thing about this novel is that the abundance of abuse does not make it an overly negative novel.
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