Ashwin Sanghi

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Ashwin Sanghi
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Born (1969-01-25) 25 January 1969 (age 55)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationAuthor, entrepreneur
NationalityIndian
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
SpouseAnushika Sanghi
Website
www.ashwinsanghi.com

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]

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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

Awards

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References

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