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.

To remain standing one often has to fall.

I was a businessman for 16 years of my life, so when I started writing, I wanted to keep my literary identity separate.

Winning an award is a great feeling but winning the Vodafone Crossword Popular Choice Award is particularly exhilarating because it is based upon public voting. I find it a strange quirk of fate that Chanakya's Chant, a political tale, should end up winning an election!

Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm.

Worry is like a rocking chair; it keeps you in motion but gets you nowhere

There has to be a protagonist who has to overcome challenges, and there will be a race to finish.