Writing is incidental to my primary objective, which is spinning a good yarn. I view myself as a storyteller more than a writer. The story - and hence the extensive research that goes into each one of my books - is much more important than the words that I use to narrate it.

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

What I have found is that, in a family business structure, sometimes what is needed is a sense of discipline rather than creativity. You have to take everyones ideas and make it work. When you are dealing with money, there is a limitation on how creative you can be.

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

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

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

A book and a movie are different animals. You need a cinematic perspective to be involved in the motion pictures. And this is something I lack.