Character is what you are. Reputation is what people think you are.

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

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.

I was learning book-keeping at the age of 12, but it never stopped me from pursuing literature. Over the years, I grew to love the written word.

Vish, the creator; and Shiv, the destroyer, are simply two faces of the very same coin.

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.

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!