Quotes by Ashwin Sanghi

About Ashwin Sanghi:

Ashwin Sanghi is an Indian writer in the fictional 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 Forbes India Celebrity 100.
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What is divine? It is simply that which man has not been able to understand. Once you do, it loses its divinity.

Ashwin Sanghi

Writing helps me create a different world that I can escape to.

Ashwin Sanghi

I am a part of the old school where I feel that purity of the language should be retained. But English is a constantly evolving language where new words are being added to the dictionary, so I don't see any harm in experimenting with the language. On...

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There are three things I look for in a story - it has to be a thriller; I cannot see myself writing literary fiction or a saga! There has to be a historical connection; otherwise, the adrenalin will not flow. And I will try to bridge the gap between ...

Ashwin Sanghi

I am a businessman at the end of the day. I have grown up with Excel sheets. I start out writing my novel with spreadsheets and the milestones in each chapter highlighted.

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Writing was my route to creative expression, and I needed to write about the things that interested me.

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What I would not like is to be ignored. I write from the heart. I don't write for me. I write for my readers.

Ashwin Sanghi

Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence the balance sheet.

Ashwin Sanghi

When working on a period, it is the finer details that evoke imagery that helps in cinematic adaptations.

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I must admit that i am fascinated by the glories of ancient India. But when will the purveyors of Indian culture realise that not everything about our past was glorious?

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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.

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After writing each novel, I would spend days poring over suggestions from my editor.

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I want to be remembered as a storyteller more than someone who had something meaningful to say.

Ashwin Sanghi

I want to make sure that my writing grips the reader from the word 'go.'

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I believe that every writer evolves with every successive novel. I view myself as work-in-progress.

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I don't care if my books don't sell abroad; we have a large enough market in our country. I write for Indian readers.

Ashwin Sanghi

Mythology works... because Indians have been bred on myths.

Ashwin Sanghi

Of all the writers I have read, Vladimir Nabokov has made the biggest impression on me because he, despite living through the 1917 February Revolution, forced exile amidst the anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany, the two World Wars and quite a lot of contr...

Ashwin Sanghi

It is easy to club people together, but there are bound to be influences of authors you've read. I grew up reading fast paced authors such as Sidney Sheldon and Jeffrey Archer, but to say I'm one of them isn't true; my style is intrinsically my own.

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Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm.

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If I use the word 'khichdi' in my novel, I don't have to get into the trouble of explaining that it is a dish of rice and lentils. My Indian readers know it.

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Author Bio

  • NameAshwin Sanghi
  • DescriptionIndian writer
  • BornJanuary 25, 1969
  • CountryIndia
  • ProfessionAuthor; Novelist
  • WorksThe Rozabal Line; Chanakya's Chant; The Krishna Key