Ashwin Sanghi

It is no secret that I have read 'The Da Vinci Code' several times. I genuinely believe that 'The Da Vinci Code'…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“Treat me, O Alexander, as befits a king!’ replied Paurus as he stood in chains before his subjugator, defeated but not dispirited,…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“Originally built as the state ballroom for the British Viceroy, Ashoka Hall also had a wooden dance floor. It was ironic that…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“the wily Machiavelli had always believed that any clod could have the facts—having an opinion was an art.”

— Ashwin Sanghi

“But acharya, even if we find someone else to finance it, is it wise to use religious differences?’ ‘My dharma tells me…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“To many he was known as Kautilya—the crooked one; to his childhood acquaintances he was Vishnugupta; but to most he was Chanakya—illustrious…

— Ashwin Sanghi

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

“Dhanananda’s out of the way.’ ‘But how will that happen? He’s firmly entrenched on the throne. He has Bharat’s largest armed force…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“Never interfere with an enemy while he’s in the process of destroying himself.’ Napoleon Bonaparte”

— Ashwin Sanghi

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

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

“First, they ignore you, second, they laugh at you, third, they fight you, and fourth—you win.”

— Ashwin Sanghi

Till the time I found a creative outlet, I was trying to be extra creative at business, which would always put me…

— Ashwin Sanghi

It may sound very strange, but I love the freedom that writing a novel gives me. It is an unhindered experience. If…

— Ashwin Sanghi

The decision to use a pen name was nothing more than a desire to compartmentalise my life. However, I had not thought…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“Do you know the difference between mythology and history?’ asked Brahmananda. The lady expressed herself in a shrug. ‘Mythology is a set…

— Ashwin Sanghi

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

“The early bird catches the worm but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese.”

— Ashwin Sanghi

“To become a master of accounting, Arvind Babu, all you need to remember are two fundamental rules,’ said the munim. ‘What are…

— Ashwin Sanghi

Writing is incidental to my primary objective, which is spinning a good yarn. I view myself as a storyteller more than a…

— Ashwin Sanghi

I've always been fascinated by books. When I was young, my grandfather used to hand out a book - which would be…

— Ashwin Sanghi

“money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you the kind of misery you prefer! Frankly,”

— Ashwin Sanghi

I work in a business environment forty hours a week, and writing is what I do to unwind. It allows me to…

— Ashwin Sanghi

In the Sanghi family, there is no one who has undertaken intellectual pursuits.

— Ashwin Sanghi

“agree, I have no evidence, but absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”

— Ashwin Sanghi