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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Ashwin Sanghi
| image = Ashwin Sanghi-9.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|1|25}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]], India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Author, entrepreneur
| nationality = Indian
| genre = [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]], [[mystery fiction]], [[conspiracy fiction]]
| notableworks = ''[[The Rozabal Line]]''<br />''[[Chanakya's Chant]]''<br />''[[The Krishna Key]]''<br />
| alma_mater = [[The Cathedral & John Connon School]], [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]], [[Yale University]]
| spouse = Anushika Sanghi
| website = {{url|http://www.ashwinsanghi.com/}}
}}

'''Ashwin Sanghi''' (born 25 January 1969) is an Indian writer in the [[fiction]]-[[thriller (genre)|Thriller]] genre. He is the author of three [[bestseller|best-selling novels]]: ''[[The Rozabal Line]]'', ''[[Chanakya's Chant]]'' and ''[[The Krishna Key]]''.<ref>{{cite news | title=Revisiting history|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2448334.ece|first=Sohini|last=Chakravorty | date=13 September 2011 | accessdate=22 June 2012 | work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=The retell market | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-25/special-report/30556605_1_westland-indian-publisher-meluha| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219123325/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-25/special-report/30556605_1_westland-indian-publisher-meluha| url-status=dead| archive-date=19 December 2013| first=Archana | last= Khare Ghose| date=25 December 2011| accessdate= 22 June 2012| work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Forbes]] India has included him in ''its Celebrity 100'' list.<ref>{{cite web|title=Forbes India Celebrity 100 |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |first=Ashish |last=Mishra |date=8 February 2013 |accessdate=8 July 2013 |work=[[Forbes]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071335/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |archivedate=11 July 2015 }}</ref> His latest novel, ''The Vault of Vishnu'', was released on 27 January 2020.

== Biography ==
Sanghi completed his schooling from the [[Cathedral & John Connon School]], graduated with a BA (Economics) from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College]] and earned an MBA from the [[Yale School of Management]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Filling the Blanks with History and Mystery!|url=http://www.sparkthemagazine.com/?p=2825|accessdate=22 June 2012}}</ref> He joined his family's business in 1993.<ref>http://www.mksanghi.com/directors.htm</ref> He wrote his first novel in 2006 and continued to pursue dual careers, as a businessman and writer.<ref>{{cite news| title=Playing by the Book: Corporates/Writers| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/people-places/playing-by-the-book-corporates/writers/articleshow/6801181.cms|first=PANKAJ |last=MOLEKHI|date=24 October 2010|work=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Corporate honchos are also writing popular fiction| url=http://businesstoday.intoday.in/story/corporate-executives-writers/1/19238.html|first=Anusha |last=Subramanian|date=11 October 2011|work=[[Business Today (business magazine)|Business Today]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web| title=I write to enlighten and entertain: Ashwin Sanghi| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-11/books/38877950_1_james-patterson-thriller-books| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710024119/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-11/books/38877950_1_james-patterson-thriller-books| url-status=dead| archive-date=10 July 2013|first=Suanayana |last=Suresh| work=[[The Times of India]]|date=11 May 2013}}</ref> The book was released in July 2014.<ref>Menon, Vidya (22 July 2014) [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Prasoon-Joshi-launches-James-Patterson-and-Ashwin-Sanghis-book-Private-India-in-Mumbai/articleshow/38797538.cms Prasoon Joshi launches James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi's book 'Private India' in Mumbai]. ''[[The Times of India]]''.</ref>

==Critical acclaim==
Sanghi has received positive feedback by writers and the media.<ref>{{cite web|title=Master takes|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hub170911mastertakes.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203155131/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hub170911mastertakes.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013|date=17 September 2011|accessdate=24 June 2012|work=[[Tehelka]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Above High Command |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/booksreviews/Above-High-Command/Article1-655844.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109215058/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/booksreviews/Above-High-Command/Article1-655844.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 November 2011|date=28 January 2011|first=Mondy|last=Thapar|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Article|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/lifestyle/books/tryst-past-686|date=3 April 2011|first=Vardhini|last=N.C.|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|access-date=25 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201194806/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/lifestyle/books/tryst-past-686|archive-date=1 February 2018|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has been called the Indian [[Dan Brown]] for ''The Rozabal Line'' and ''The Krishna Key'', both acclaimed as Indian versions of the best-selling ''[[The Da Vinci Code]]'' and ''[[The Lost Symbol]]''.<ref name="Rediff.com, Ashwin Sanghi:The birth of India's Dan Brown">{{cite web | url=http://m.rediff.com/getahead/slide-show/slide-show-1-specials-interview-with-ashwin-sanghi/20121204.htm | title=Rediff.com, Ashwin Sanghi:The birth of India's Dan Brown | accessdate=20 March 2013}}</ref>

[[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."<ref>{{cite news|title=Did Jesus die on the cross or came to India?|url=http://organiser.org/archives/historic/dynamic/modulesaeb1.html?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=278&page=24|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415160415/http://organiser.org/archives/historic/dynamic/modulesaeb1.html?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=278&page=24|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2013|date=22 February 2009|first=MV|last=Kamath|work=Organiser}}</ref>

==Bibliography and adaptations==
* ''[[The Rozabal Line]]'':<ref>{{cite web| title=Did Jesus spend his final days in Kashmir?| url=http://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/2009/mar/070309-Jesus-final-days-Kashmir-Mary-Magdalene-Maghada-Ashwin-Sanghi-author-Rozabal-Line.htm|first=Aastha |last=Atray Banan|date=7 March 2009|work=[[Mid-Day]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=My wife told me to quit moping| url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/vivacity/2830-my-wife-told-me-to-quit-moping.html|date=1 September 2011|work=The Pioneer}}</ref> First published under the [[anagram]] [[Shawn Haigins]].<ref>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."</ref>
* ''[[Chanakya's Chant]]'':<ref>{{cite web|title=Facts of fiction|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article2084585.ece|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203220246/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/books/article2084585.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 February 2013|first=MINI ANTHIKAD|last=CHHIBBER|date=7 June 2011|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Available in 4 languages - English, [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and Tamil.
* ''[[The Krishna Key]]'':<ref>{{cite web| title=A fresh new narrative| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-15/books/30112380_1_indian-authors-indian-audience-literature| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103131754/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-15/books/30112380_1_indian-authors-indian-audience-literature| url-status=dead| archive-date=2013-01-03|first=Rohit|last=Panikker| work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2011-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Book Review: The Krishna Key| url=http://www.anupamtimes.com/2013/05/book-review-krishna-key.html|first=Suprita|last=Anupam|date=2013-05-13|work=Anupamtimes}}</ref> also available in English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil.
* ''Private India'':<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19186402-private-india|title = Private India (Private, #8)}}</ref> co-written with James Patterson, within the latter's "Private" series.
* ''13 Steps To Bloody Good Luck''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ashwin Sanghi's tales that thrill|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/ashwin-sanghi-s-tales-that-thrill/story-PESiRwAdb73KprPWzdW09O.html|accessdate=17 February 2018|work=hindustantimes.com/|date=20 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Sialkot Saga''.<ref>{{cite news|title=People need to have a spine, like books: Ashwin Sanghi|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2018/feb/13/people-need-to-have-a-spine-like-books-ashwin-sanghi-1772865.html|accessdate=17 February 2018|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Dundoo|first1=Sangeetha Devi|title=Ashwin Sanghi: I had a rollicking time writing this book|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/Ashwin-Sanghi-I-had-a-rollicking-time-writing-this-book/article14507971.ece|accessdate=17 February 2018|work=The Hindu|date=25 July 2016|language=en-IN}}</ref>
* ''13 Steps To Bloody Good Wealth''
* ''13 Steps To Bloody Good Marks''
* "Private Delhi" co-written with James Patterson
* ''Keepers Of The Kalachakra''<ref>{{cite news|title=Keeper of religious conscience|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sunday-chronicle/shelf-life/280118/keeper-of-religious-conscience.html|accessdate=11 February 2018|work=deccanchronicle.com/|date=28 January 2018|language=en}}</ref>
*13 Steps to bloody Good Health
*13 Steps to bloody Good Parenting
*''The Vault of Vishnu''

==Awards==
* The 2010 [[Crossword Book Award|Vodafone-Crossword Popular Choice Award]] was awarded to ''Chanakya's Chant''.<ref>{{cite web|title=In the limelight: The award goes to... |url=http://www.asianage.com/books/limelight-award-goes-760 |first=Nawaid |last=Anjum |date=28 September 2011 |work=Asian Age |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231191540/http://www.asianage.com/books/limelight-award-goes-760 |archivedate=31 December 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> The award is decided by readers' votes online<ref>{{cite news|title=Vodafone book awards for Sanghi, Joseph |url=http://www.asianage.com/newsmakers/vodafone-book-awards-sanghi-joseph-230 |date=5 September 2011 |work=[[Asian Age]] }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* ''Private India'' made it to UK Top Bestseller List.

==See also==
* [[Amish Tripathi]]
* [[Ravinder Singh (author)|Ravinder Singh]]
* [[Faraaz Kazi]]
* [[Nitya Prakash]]
* [[Piyush Jha]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Ashwin Sanghi}}
* [http://www.ashwinsanghi.com/ Official website]

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