Ashwin Sanghi (born 25 January 1969) is an Indian writer and author of the

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The Rozabal Line ''The Rozabal Line'' is a thriller fiction novel by Ashwin Sanghi, written under the pseudonym Shawn Haigins, that deals with the story of Jesus having survived the crucifixion and settled down in India. The fictional element is in the same vei ...

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Chanakya's Chant ''Chanakya's Chant'' (2010) is a novel written by Indian author Ashwin Sanghi. It was written two years after his first novel ''The Rozabal Line'' (2008) was released in India. ''Chanakya's Chant'' was released on 26 January 2011 and entered a ...

'', '' The Krishna Key'', Sialkot Saga, Keepers Of The Kalachakra, The Vault of Vishnu and The Magicians of Mazda.

Biography

Sanghi completed his schooling at the

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, graduated with a BA (Economics) from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, St. Xavier's College , and earned an MBA from the

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. He joined his family's business in 1993. He wrote his first novel in 2006. In 2014, Sanghi and

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co-wrote a thriller titled Private India for Patterson's Private series.

Critical acclaim

Sanghi has received positive feedback by writers and the media.

Bibliography and adaptations

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Shawn Haigins. * ''

'': Available in 4 languages - English,

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and Tamil. * '' The Krishna Key'': also available in English, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil. * ''Private India'': co-written with James Patterson, within the latter's "Private" series. * ''13 Steps To Bloody Good Luck''. * ''Sialkot Saga''. * ''13 Steps To Bloody Good Wealth'' * ''13 Steps To Bloody Good Marks'' * "Private Delhi" co-written with James Patterson * ''Keepers Of The Kalachakra'' *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 ''Chanakya's Chant''. The award is decided by readers' votes online * ''Private India'' made it to UK Top Bestseller List.

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