Ashwin Sanghi

Ashwin Sanghi (born 25 January 1969) is an Indian writer. His novels include The Rozabal Line, Chanakya's Chant, The Krishna Key, The Sialkot Saga, Keepers Of The Kalachakra, The Vault of Vishnu, and The Magicians of Mazda.^[1][2]

Ashwin Sanghi
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
Spouse	Anushika Sanghi
Website
www.ashwinsanghi.com

Biography

Sanghi studied at the Cathedral & John Connon School in Mumbai. He attended St. Xavier's College at the University of Mumbai and graduated with a BA in Economics and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.^[3] He joined his family's business, the M. K. Sanghi Group, in 1993.^[4]

He wrote his first novel in 2006.^[5][6] In 2014, Sanghi and James Patterson co-wrote a thriller titled Private India for Patterson's Private series.^[7][8]

Critical acclaim

Sanghi has received positive feedback from writers and the media.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

Bibliography and adaptations

• The Rozabal Line:^[14][15] First published under the anagram Shawn Haigins.^[16]
• Chanakya's Chant:^[17] Available in 4 languages - English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.
• The Krishna Key:^[18][19] also available in English, Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil.
• Private India, or Private India: City on Fire (2014):^[20] co-written with James Patterson, within Patterson's Private series. New York: Grand Central Publishing ISBN 978-1-4555-6081-3^[21]
• 13 Steps To Bloody Good Luck.^[22]
• The Sialkot Saga.^[23][24]
• 13 Steps To Bloody Good Wealth.
• 13 Steps To Bloody Good Marks.
• Private Delhi, or Count to Ten: A Private Novel (2017): co-written with James Patterson.
• Keepers Of The Kalachakra.^[25]
• 13 Steps to bloody Good Health.
• 13 Steps to bloody Good Parenting.
• The Vault of Vishnu.
• The Magicians of Mazda.

Awards

• The 2010 Vodafone-Crossword Popular Choice Award was awarded to Sanghi's novel Chanakya's Chant.^[26] The winner of this award is decided by readers' votes online.^[27]
• Private India made it to UK Top Bestseller List.

See also

• Amish Tripathi
• Ravinder Singh
• Piyush Jha

References

1. Chakravorty, Sohini (13 September 2011). "Revisiting history". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
2. Khare Ghose, Archana (25 December 2011). "The retell market". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
3. "Filling the Blanks with History and Mystery! | Spark". 5 December 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
4. "M.K. Sanghi Group - Directors". www.mksanghi.com. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
5. Molekhi, Pankaj (24 October 2010). "Playing By The Book: Corporates/Writers". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
6. "Corporate honchos are also writing popular fiction". Business Today. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
7. Suresh, Suanayana (11 May 2013). "I write to enlighten and entertain: Ashwin Sanghi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013.
8. "Prasoon Joshi launches James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi's book 'Private India' in Mumbai". The Times of India. 22 July 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
9. "Master takes". Tehelka. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
10. Thapar, Mondy (28 January 2011). "Above High Command". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011.
11. N.C., Vardhini (3 April 2011). "Article". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
12. "Ashwin Sanghi: The birth of India's Dan Brown". Rediff. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
13. Kamath, MV (22 February 2009). "Did Jesus die on the cross or came to India?". Organiser. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013.
14. Atray Banan, Aastha (7 March 2009). "Did Jesus spend his final days in Kashmir?". Mid-Day.
15. "My Wife Told Me to Quit Moping". www.dailypioneer.com. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
16. 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."
17. CHHIBBER, MINI ANTHIKAD (7 June 2011). "Facts of fiction". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
18. Panikker, Rohit (15 September 2011). "A fresh new narrative". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
19. Anupam, Suprita (13 May 2013). "Book Review: The Krishna Key". Anupamtimes.
20. "Private India (Private, #8)".
21. Patterson, James; Sanghi, Ashwin (2014). Private India: City on Fire. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4555-6081-3.
22. "Ashwin Sanghi's tales that thrill". hindustantimes.com/. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
23. "People need to have a spine, like books: Ashwin Sanghi". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
24. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (25 July 2016). "Ashwin Sanghi: I had a rollicking time writing this book". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
25. "Keeper of religious conscience". Deccan Chronicle. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
26. Anjum, Nawaid (28 September 2011). "In the limelight: The award goes to..." Asian Age. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011.
27. "Vodafone book awards for Sanghi, Joseph". Asian Age. 5 September 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Official website
• Interview on Storizen