 guardian.co.uk | Hole in Wall project inspiration of Slumdog Millionaire: Vikas Hindu - London (PTI): Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup, author of the novel on which the award-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' film is based, says he was inspired to write the story when he read a news report on a project in a slum where scientists had installed an ... Slumdog Millionaire isn't poverty porn, says author Horatio Alger Relocates to a Mumbai Slum |