I am careful about fiction. A novel is not a tract or an essay. If I want to write about land reforms, or Hindu-Muslim relations, or position of women, I can do it as it affects my characters as in 'A Suitable Boy.' I could only write about issues specifically through essays. But I'll do that only if I have something worthwhile to say.

In spite of all temptations of belonging to many nations, I've remained an Indian.

I think it's possible to be multi-rooted, rather like a banyan tree, without being deracinated.

Vikram Seth Quotes