Ashwin Sanghi
Ashwin Sanghi
Ashwin Sanghiis an Indian writer in the fiction-Thriller genre. He is the author of three best-selling novels: The Rozabal Line, Chanakya's Chant and The Krishna Key. All his books have been based on historical, theological and mythological themes. He is one of India's best-selling conspiracy fiction writers and is an author of the new era of retelling Indian history or mythology in a contemporary context. Forbes India has included him in their Celebrity 100 list. His upcoming novel, The Sialkot...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth25 January 1969
CountryIndia
Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative liberties in terms of chronology to suit the story.
What is divine? Simply that which man has not yet been able to understand. Once understood, it ceases to be divine.
There is one person who can help solve 'writer's block'. His name is Mr. Johnnie Walker.
Take the first A out of Abraham and put it at the end. You get Brahama. There's the ancient connection right there.
Omniscient, omnipotent, omnivorous and omnipresent all begin with Om.
Mythology is like a game of Chinese Whispers. What goes in at one end of the human circle is rarely what emerges at the other end.
My greatest qualification for writing fiction was my ability to lie with a straight face as a child.
It's foolish to call Chanakya an Indian Machiavelli. Rather, Machiavelli was possibly an Italian Chanakya.
I was told that Ganesha sat between Lakshmi and Saraswati. My quest to attain the blessings of both goddesses explains my physique.
I don't want to be remembered as a writer. I would rather be remembered as a storyteller.
Everyone talks about moderation. How about some moderation in moderation?
A book and a movie are different animals. You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this is something I lack.
While growing up, I always had to depend on foreign authors for page-turners. I think of myself as a commercial writer, and my job is simple to entertain you.
What I have found is that, in a family business structure, sometimes what is needed is a sense of discipline rather than creativity. You have to take everyones ideas and make it work. When you are dealing with money, there is a limitation on how creative you can be.