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

In order to become the master, a ruler must profess to be a servant of the people.

Writing was my route to creative expression, and I needed to write about the things that interested me.

I want to make sure that my writing grips the reader from the word 'go.'

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.

O Rakshas, everything is always all right in the end. If it isn't all right, then it isn't the end

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.