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.

Our country has the oldest tradition of storytelling, and this was much before writing stories even became a norm.

Character is what you are. Reputation is what people think you are.

Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence the balance sheet.

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

Worry is like a rocking chair; it keeps you in motion but gets you nowhere

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.

When working on a period, it is the finer details that evoke imagery that helps in cinematic adaptations.

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

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

The Divine is simply that which science has not yet explained. In effect, God = Infinity - Human Knowledge.

Some of your most powerful intentions are born in your moments of greatest contrast.

Honesty, like any inclination, can become a ruling passion, a monomania almost.

For more than 60 years, the United States has stood by our allies and partners in the Asia Pacific. That includes our defence partnership with Singapore, which stretches back more than two decades.

Every man loves and admires his own country because it produced him.

Find the key emotion; this may be all you need know to find your short story.

Why lower oneself to taking pride from being American or British, when you can boast of being man!

Everything is just now. Your existence is just now. Just timeless Now. All the rest is just a dream due to conditioning and memory.

If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.

A too explicit elucidation in education destroys much of the pleasure of learning. There should be room for sly hinters, masters of suggestion.

There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.