Ashwin Sanghi Quotes
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Take the first A out of Abraham and put it at the end. You get Brahama. There's the ancient connection right there.
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I have always been a bit of an introvert. In fact, my dad used to force me to meet people so that my interpersonal skills improve. As an individual, I was happiest when left alone.
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When working on a period, it is the finer details that evoke imagery that helps in cinematic adaptations.
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Admiration from my readers inspire me, and the only 'formula' I believe in towards making a good writer is: 'to thine own self be true!'
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We don't need to dumb down our stuff. And it's important to know how far we can push readers.
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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.
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When I wrote 'The Rozabal Line,' I had no preconceived notions of what a commercial bestseller should be. I have always viewed 'The Rozabal Line' as my first love and probably my best work. The fact, however, is that it is my least read work.
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'Rozabal' was theological while 'Chanakya' is political. Unlike 'Rozabal,' which was about research, the aim of 'Chanakya' is plot, plot, plot, which carries the character. The common DNA, of course, is history.
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There has to be a protagonist who has to overcome challenges, and there will be a race to finish.
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There is one person who can help solve 'writer's block'. His name is Mr. Johnnie Walker.
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In India, we never distinguished between history and myth. Our Puranas as well as Itihasas contain fantastical tales. They are lies that convey deeper truths.
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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.
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I was passionate about reading from an early age, and I would always be carrying a different book each week.
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Writing is possibly an art, but crime writing is definitely a craft.
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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.
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That freedom of writing you don't get in other formats, I'd rather leave it to someone else to deal with the headache of drafting my book into a screenplay.
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Oral storytelling goes back so long ago, and those stories that were told orally were always layered and changed with time.
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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. Only poor editing standards need to be improved.
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It is no secret that I have read 'The Da Vinci Code' several times. I genuinely believe that 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'Angels And Demons' are, by far, Brown's best works.
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My life is ruled by four W's: my writing, my work, my wife, and my whisky. Not necessarily in that order.
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A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.
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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.
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I was a businessman for 16 years of my life, so when I started writing, I wanted to keep my literary identity separate.
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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 controversy, was an author who never gave up.