What I would not like is to be ignored. I write from the heart. I don't write for me. I write for… — Ashwin Sanghi Books Copy Share Image
My attention span is very limited, and I watch just one or two movies a year. — Ashwin Sanghi Attention Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately in the conflict between power and love, power usually wins.” — Ashwin Sanghi Love Copy Share Image
Oral storytelling goes back so long ago, and those stories that were told orally were always layered and changed with time. — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
If I use the word 'khichdi' in my novel, I don't have to get into the trouble of explaining that it is… — Ashwin Sanghi Books Copy Share Image
It may sound very strange, but I love the freedom that writing a novel gives me. It is an unhindered experience. If… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I was learning book-keeping at the age of 12, but it never stopped me from pursuing literature. Over the years, I grew… — Ashwin Sanghi Age Copy Share Image
Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence… — Ashwin Sanghi Balance Copy Share Image
Writing is a intensely personal activity. I can pen down my best thoughts when I'm alone. But when one is elevated into… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I want my writing to reach people. I don't write for a market. I write from my heart, something that appeals to… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
“I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.’ Charles de Gaulle.” — Ashwin Sanghi Politicians Copy Share Image
An author entices the readers with their words, and it is painful for them to even lose a sentence. But films and… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
“But acharya, even if we find someone else to finance it, is it wise to use religious differences?’ ‘My dharma tells me… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I am a part of the old school where I feel that purity of the language should be retained. But English is… — Ashwin Sanghi Dictionary Copy Share Image
Writing is incidental to my primary objective, which is spinning a good yarn. I view myself as a storyteller more than a… — Ashwin Sanghi Book Copy Share Image
“O great King of kings, a man can possess only so much of the earth’s surface as this, the extent that one… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
There is a method to the madness of James Patterson's success. Co-writing with him is a terrific learning experience, particularly in the… — Ashwin Sanghi Access Copy Share Image
After preliminary research, I zero in on an idea, and then I spend at least four months exploring the topic and in… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
A western audience might not appreciate 'Chanakya's Chant' because of its dependence on history and ancient statecraft. My book is a modern-day… — Ashwin Sanghi Ancient Copy Share Image
It is not history, theology or mythology that interest me. It is the fact that history, theology or mythology could have alternative… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
The reality of the writer's world is that you set yourself up for future disappointment with every success that you deliver because… — Ashwin Sanghi Audience Copy Share Image
“The greater fool theory states that the price of an object is determined not by its intrinsic value, but rather by irrational… — Ashwin Sanghi Faith Copy Share Image
“Treat me, O Alexander, as befits a king!’ replied Paurus as he stood in chains before his subjugator, defeated but not dispirited,… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth,… — Ashwin Sanghi Adrenaline Copy Share Image
“The unity and integrity of India requires strong leaders and often these leaders must play dirty games. Chanakya did that for his… — Ashwin Sanghi Leader Copy Share Image
“True. Always remember that a conjurer will offer you alternatives to choose from but you always end up picking the one that… — Ashwin Sanghi Conjurer Copy Share Image
I have always been a bit of an introvert. In fact, my dad used to force me to meet people so that… — Ashwin Sanghi Alone Copy Share Image
A book and a movie are different animals. You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this… — Ashwin Sanghi Animal Copy Share Image
While growing up, I always had to depend on foreign authors for page-turners. I think of myself as a commercial writer, and… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to know when a fish swimming in water drinks some of it. Thus it's quite impossible to find out… — Ashwin Sanghi Money Copy Share Image
Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I feel luck plays a vey crucial role in determining the success of the book. Marketing a book is also very important.… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
I believe that the day one stops being spiritual, one ends up being religious. I live by the adage that the only… — Ashwin Sanghi Adage Copy Share Image
Unlike a typical professional, I can't quit my job to become a full-time author; I don't have that luxury. For me, writing… — Ashwin Sanghi Author Copy Share Image
“my guru is not one who can teach you about the renunciation of power, but he can certainly teach you about the… — Ashwin Sanghi Enlightenment Copy Share Image
Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own… — Ashwin Sanghi Admiration Copy Share Image
I remember how a man once got in touch with me to tell me that he was so engrossed in my book… — Ashwin Sanghi Book Copy Share Image
The decision to use a pen name was nothing more than a desire to compartmentalise my life. However, I had not thought… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
Of all the writers I have read, Vladimir Nabokov has made the biggest impression on me because he, despite living through the… — Ashwin Sanghi Amidst Copy Share Image
Conspiracies fascinate me. When I visited the Rozabal shrine in Srinagar before writing my first book, I remember thinking that the person… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
