If there is one city apart from Mumbai where I would love to settle down, it has to be Chennai.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

Writing is a intensely personal activity. I can pen down my best thoughts when Im alone. But when one is elevated into the stature of an author, you have to think about your books in terms of their business angle.

Mythology works... because Indians have been bred on myths.

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.

If there is one city apart from Mumbai where I would love to settle down, it has to be Chennai.

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