Ashwin Sanghi on writing during lockdown, childhood and the powerful women in his life

"I am a bad writer," insists author Ashwin Sanghi, "but what I'm good at is storytelling,"The Vault of Vishnu author was the guest at The Indulge Time Pass, a The New Indian Express webinar, hosted by author and senior journalist Kaveree Bamzai. "I write several drafts before I'm happy with it," he said, giving a clue into his writing process. Asked about India and China, he spoke about how the two great nations had so many links."The thought struck me when I was mixing sugar into a cup of tea and it was then that I realised that both tea and sugar, Chai and Chini, come from China," he said. "In fact when you visit the temples of Shaolin, you find the statue of Bodhidharma and Bodhidharma is better known in China, than in India. In fact the origins of King Fu come from Bodhidharma and he is very much Indian." "My idea was to popularise some of these concepts through my paperback novels, and if I can do that I may have achieved something," he went on to add. Talking about the powerful women in his books, he said that Shakti is an important part of his life.