Q & A is a novel by
Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat, originally published in 2005 and later made into a film. The
story is set in India, and many of the characters are influenced by their origins in dire
poverty and a need to escape it.
Ram Mohammad
Thomas: Theof the novel is a young man who wins a TV quiz show, but rather than
being given his money, he is accused of cheating and jailed. Readers learn in flashbacks that he
was an orphan abandoned in a clothes donation box in a church who has had a colorful and
entrepreneurial life as he struggles to climb out of poverty in a socially unequal and unjust
India.
Salim Ilyasi: The best friend of Ram,
Salim dreams of parlaying his good looks into Bollywood stardom, but he lacks Ram's cleverness
and energy and is more of a dreamer.
Prem Kumar:
The host of the quiz show Who Will Win a Billion?, Prem is a morally
corrupt character who abuses contestants and eventually commits suicide.
Smita Shah: She is a childhood friend to Ram who
eventually becomes his lawyer and is the interlocutor for his flashbacks.
Nita: She is Ram's love interest and has been forced into
prostitution. Ram and Nita marry at the end of the book.
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