a:10:{i:0;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:38:"Describe your favourite writing space?";s:6:"answer";s:149:"A lot of my ideas come to me when I am at our farmhouse; it’s a quiet peaceful place. Once I have the inspiration, my writing flows automatically. ";}i:1;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:32:"Do you have a writing schedule? ";s:6:"answer";s:215:"Writing has been more of a passion than a profession. I write when I am free, usually late in the evening. My wife jokes that when she goes to sleep, I am on my laptop, and when she wakes up I am still on my laptop.";}i:2;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:37:"Ever struggled with writer’s block?";s:6:"answer";s:181:"No, sometimes I have a problem of trying to tell too many stories at the same time. My editors have helped tremendously in showing me how to keep a clean and fast-paced narrative.
";}i:3;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:86:"What inspires you to write? Do you have a secret trick, or a book/author that helps?
";s:6:"answer";s:256:"My experiences. I hope people will be able to relate to the characters, and also in some ways think back to their own college days, the friends they made, the fun they had. If I can make someone laugh when they read my book, I would have achieved my goal.";}i:4;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:38:"Which book are you reading at present?";s:6:"answer";s:36:"Chanakya’s Chant by Ashwin Sanghi.";}i:5;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:31:"Who are your favourite authors?";s:6:"answer";s:129:"They change over time. Currently, Jeffery Archer’s Not a Penny More, not a Penny Less, and Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne series.";}i:6;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:36:"Which is the most under-rated book? ";s:6:"answer";s:141:"The Mahabharata. It has drama, war, romance, politics, religion, everything, but it has not been recognised as a true classic outside India. ";}i:7;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:44:"Which are your favourite children’s books?";s:6:"answer";s:68:"The Panchatantra stories, and books by Roald Dahl and Ruskin Bond.
";}i:8;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:35:"Which classics do you want to read?";s:6:"answer";s:180:"Shakespeare. The stories are timeless. We see remakes even today. Omkara was based on Othello, Maqbool was based on Macbeth, and there are countless versions of Romeo and Juliet.
";}i:9;a:2:{s:8:"question";s:41:"Who is your favourite literary character?";s:6:"answer";s:66:"Krishna in the Mahabharata. Teacher, friend, strategist, hero…
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