Vikas Swarup
| Vikas Swarup | |
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Swarup in 2007
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| Official Spokesperson and Joint Secretary (External Relations), Ministry of External Affairs | |
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In office 18 April 2015 – present |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | Syed Akbaruddin |
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| Born | Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Allahabad |
| Occupation | Writer, diplomat |
| Known for |
Q & A (2005) Six Suspects (2008) The Accidental Apprentice (2013) |
| Website | vikasswarup |
Vikas Swarup is an Indian writer and diplomat who serves as the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India. He is best known as the author of the novel Q & A, adapted in film as Slumdog Millionaire, the winner of Best Film for the year 2009 at the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and BAFTA Awards.
Swarup joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986 and served in Turkey, the United States, Ethiopia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Japan in various Indian diplomatic missions. His other novels are Six Suspects and The Accidental Apprentice. In April 2015, he was appointed as the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India to head its Public Diplomacy divisions at New Delhi, succeeding Syed Akbaruddin.
Vikas Swarup was born in Allahabad in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in a family of lawyers. He did his schooling at Boys' High School & College, Allahabad and pursued further studies at Allahabad University in Psychology, History and Philosophy.
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