Jaipur: Westland Ltd announced the launch of bestselling author Ashwin Sanghi’s next book titled 'The Sialkot Saga' to a packed house on Day 3 of the country's most coveted literary festival. The author was seen in conversation with Bollywood Actress Kajol Devgan and Sudha Sadanand, Managing Editor, Westland at the unveiling of the book cover and trailer.
Ashwin Sanghi, maestro of the mysterious and the unexpected, walks us through his soon-to-be-released novel, 'The Sialkot Saga', a heady mix of past and present, fact and fiction, history and mythology, and business and politics.
The narrative evolves as a gripping saga of two men Arvind & Arbaaz, businessmen and competitors, who are so different yet so alike, bound by an ancient secret so powerful that it could change the world.
The fast paced thriller follows the lives of the rivals from the eve of Indian independence to the present, weaving together threads traversing across time, generations, geographies and emotions.
Published by Westland Ltd, ‘The Sialkot Saga’ will release in April 2016. The book will also be available for pre-order starting February 2016.
Discussing the intense storytelling that has become the hallmark of his writing Ashwin said, “My readers have had to wait a very long time for this book but what I can assure them is that if they loved Chanakya’s Chant, they will also love this one. It has all the strategy, intrigue, gameplay and secrets of that book but in the world of high-stakes business rather than politics. I have always believed that with a good book, the pages turn by themselves. I have tried my best to achieve that.”
Also present at the occasion was Gautam Padmanabhan, CEO Westland. Crediting Ashwin for the success story of Westland, he remarked, “The story arc of Westland's publishing and Ashwin's rise to becoming one of India's top bestselling authors is inexorably linked & we are looking forward to publishing The Sialkot Saga and many more books from Ashwin in the years to come.”
Ashwin Sanghi ranks among India’s highest selling English fiction authors. He has written several bestsellers (The Rozabal Line, Chanakya’s Chant, The Krishna Key) and a New York Times bestselling crime thriller with James Patterson. Included by Forbes India in their Celebrity 100 and winner of the Crossword Popular Choice, Ashwin has also penned a non-fiction title '13 Steps to Bloody Good Luck’.
