Ashwin Sanghi

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Ashwin Sanghi
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Born (1969-01-25) 25 January 1969 (age 55)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation Author, entrepreneur
Nationality Indian
Alma mater The Cathedral & John Connon School, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, Yale University
Genre Thriller, mystery fiction, conspiracy fiction
Notable works The Rozabal Line
Chanakya's Chant
The Krishna Key
Private India
13 Steps to Bloody Good Luck
The Sialkot Saga
Spouse Anushika Sanghi
Website
www.ashwinsanghi.com

Ashwin Sanghi (born 25 January 1969) is an Indian writer in the fiction-Thriller genre. He is the author of three best-selling novels: The Rozabal Line, Chanakya's Chant and The Krishna Key. All his books have been based on historical, theological and mythological themes.[1] He is one of India's best-selling conspiracy fiction writers and is an author of the new era of retelling Indian history or mythology in a contemporary context.[2] Forbes India has included him in their Celebrity 100 list.[3] His upcoming novel, The Sialkot Saga is slated to be released in April 2016.[4]

Biography

Sanghi completed his schooling from the Cathedral & John Connon School, graduated with a BA (Economics) from St. Xavier's College and earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management.[5] He joined his family's business in 1993.[6] He wrote his first novel in 2006 and thereafter continued to pursue dual careers, as a businessman as well as writer.[7] He is part of the overall trend of young professionals and businessmen turning to writing as a parallel career.[8] In 2013, Sanghi and James Patterson announced that they would be co-writing an India-based thriller called "Private India" within Patterson's "Private" series.[9] The book was released in July 2014.[10]

Critical acclaim

Sanghi has been praised and appreciated by writers and media.[11][12][13] He has also been hailed as the Indian Dan Brown for The Rozabal Line and The Krishna Key, both of which were critically acclaimed as Indian versions of the best-selling The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol.[14]

M. V. Kamath says, "One must remember that this is a work of fiction. Provocative, but commanding attention. What is truth? Jesting Pilate is quoted as having asked Jesus. One might as well ask the same question of the author, in jest or in all seriousness. From what he has written it is clear that he will not pause for an answer."[15]

Bibliography and adaptations

Awards

  • The 2010 Vodafone-Crossword Popular Choice Award was awarded to Chanakya's Chant.[23] The award is decided by readers' votes online, and was awarded to the novel for logging the highest sales in 2010.[24]
  • Private India made it to UK Top Bestseller List.

References

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  6. ↑ http://www.mksanghi.com/directors.htm
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  10. ↑ Menon, Vidya (22 July 2014) Prasoon Joshi launches James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi's book 'Private India' in Mumbai. The Times of India.
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  18. ↑ India, p. 289, Sarina Singh – 2009: "Rozabal The small, green Rozabal Shrine (Ziyarat Hazrati Youza Asouph) is a minute's stroll northwest from Pir Dastgir Sahib facing the ... This claim is at the core of Shawn Haigns' 2007 The Da Vinci Code–style thriller The Rozabal Line."
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  22. ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19186402-private-india
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