I like to joke that I probably hold the world record for rejection letters. Yes, the truth is that I was fed up of being rejected repeatedly, and self-publicatio n was an act of defiance at traditional publishing. But life works in strange ways.

I like to joke that I probably hold the world record for rejection letters. Yes, the truth is that I was fed up of being rejected repeatedly, and self-publicatio n was an act of defiance at traditional publishing. But life works in strange ways.

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.

Oral storytelling goes back so long ago, and those stories that were told orally were always layered and changed with time.

I want my writing to reach people. I don't write for a market. I write from my heart, something that appeals to me. The marketing, segmenting etc., can be done by your publisher, not you.

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

I was passionate about reading from an early age, and I would always be carrying a different book each week.