The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra Quotes

“The only way to avoid falling prey to the perils of confusion is to never be confused about what you are. If you are an honest man, as I hope you will prove to be, never allow the circumstances of a moment to make you act against your nature. That way lies the ruin of everything you stand for.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

“Chopra knew that his nostalgic vision of India was rose-tinted – after all, the universal problems of corruption, caste prejudice and poverty were historical ones. And yet he couldn’t help but feel that however untenable his idea of India might seem, it was nevertheless the real India, the one that he loved, and the one that was fast disappearing thanks to the mantra of progress.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

“He had long ago decided that organised religion was the number one cause of divisiveness in his great country. He considered himself a devout secularist; he treated all religions with equal respect and personal indifference.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

“He dreamt of Ganesha, fully grown now, towering above him, wrapping his trunk around Chopra’s waist, lifting him up and bashing him repeatedly against the compound wall, while Bahadur watched, clapping, and Poppy sang ‘Ganpati bappa morya!”
― Vaseem Khan, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

“In a country where thieves and crooks were becoming ever more commonplace, particularly in the highest offices in the land, where people openly applauded those who managed to hoodwink millions and get away with it, Chopra was a man who stood for everything that was right and good about India.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

“By the way, is it a boy or a girl?’ Bahadur opened his mouth to speak and then realised that he did not know the answer. ‘One minute, sahib.’ Without further ado, he scrambled onto the ground, lifted the elephant’s tail and attempted to ascertain the creature’s sex. ‘It is a boy, sahib.”
― Vaseem Khan, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra