Indian - Author | January 25, 1969 -
I want to be remembered as a storyteller more than someone who had something meaningful to say.
Ashwin Sanghi
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I don't start with the characters. I start with the series of events that will provide the conflict and how it can be resolved. Characters are incidental.
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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.
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Oral storytelling goes back so long ago, and those stories that were told orally were always layered and changed with time.
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Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm.
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What is divine? It is simply that which man has not been able to understand. Once you do, it loses its divinity.
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I was a businessman for 16 years of my life, so when I started writing, I wanted to keep my literary identity separate.
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Writing helps me create a different world that I can escape to.
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Initial work is on period research where the historical markers are absolutely non-negotiable. Once that is established, a writer can take creative liberties in terms of chronology to suit the story.
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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.
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'Rozabal' was theological while 'Chanakya' is political. Unlike 'Rozabal,' which was about research, the aim of 'Chanakya' is plot, plot, plot, which carries the character. The common DNA, of course, is history.
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There are three things I look for in a story - it has to be a thriller; I cannot see myself writing literary fiction or a saga! There has to be a historical connection; otherwise, the adrenalin will not flow. And I will try to bridge the gap between 'Rozabal' and 'Chanakya'.
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