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

Writing is a intensely personal activity. I can pen down my best thoughts when Im alone. But when one is elevated into the stature of an author, you have to think about your books in terms of their business angle.

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.

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

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

We don't need to dumb down our stuff. And it's important to know how far we can push readers.

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