Amish Tripathi
Amish Tripathi
Amish Tripathi, is an Indian author, known for his novels The Immortals of Meluha, The Secret of the Nagas and The Oath of the Vayuputras. The three books collectively comprise the Shiva Trilogy. His debut work The Immortals of Meluha was a bestseller, that broke into the top seller chart within a week of its launch owing to his creative marketing strategies. The Shiva Trilogy has become the fastest selling book series in the history of Indian publishing, with 2.5...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 October 1974
CityMumbai, India
CountryIndia
My father's family hails from Banaras. My grandfather taught mathematics at Banaras Hindu University. Banaras is also dedicated to Lord Shiva, home to one of the great jyotirlings, the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
Fortunately, I grew up in a traditional family where questioning was encouraged, particularly by my pandit grandfather. We are all voracious readers, seeking knowledge. I learn a lot from discussions with my wife, siblings and parents.
A writer can't afford to just focus on writing and leave marketing aside in today's competitive market.
I am a voracious reader, so it's difficult for me to give a list of my favourite authors of all time.
I don't think I'm any competition to the already-existing canon of writers in Kannada. How can I ever even think of comparing myself?
I was a very happy banker, but I feel happier as an author.
In any industry, the people with the freshest ideas usually come from outside.
In the ancient times, bards went around singing the epics, which were storehouses of philosophy.
There is a wealth of readership for regional language literature in India that is not given importance. We must give respect to our own languages.
Creation and destruction are the two ends of the same moment. And everything between the creation and the next destruction is the journey of life.
The most powerful force in a woman's life is the need to be appreciated, loved and cherished for what she is.
As a writer, its important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should do your karma as an author the way you want to, and rest is up to God.
It's our greed to extract more and more from good that turns it into evil.
There is your truth and there is my truth. As for the universal truth, it does not exist.