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

I believe that patterns tend to repeat themselves and there are connections between the past and the present. There is the old proverb that reads, You cant know where youre going if you dont know where youve been. For me, history is like that. When you take history and combine it with myth, then you get mystery.

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

I am a businessman at the end of the day. I have grown up with Excel sheets. I start out writing my novel with spreadsheets and the milestones in each chapter highlighted.

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

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.

We don't need to dumb down our stuff. And it's important to know how far we can push readers.