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My father's family hails from Banaras. My grandfather taught mathematics at Banaras Hindu University. Banaras is also dedicated to Lord Shiva, home to one of the great jyotirlings, the Kashi Vishwanath temple.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Also Dedicated Family Father Grandfather Great Hindu Home Lord Mathematics Taught Temple University

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I loved history in my school days, and I have always been a voracious reader. But in India, you end up doing MBA, engineering or medicine.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Always Been Days Doing End Engineering History India Loved Medicine Reader School School Days Up Voracious You

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If you have to write a fictional adventure to convey a philosophy of evil, the best person is the destroyer of evil himself, Lord Shiva.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Adventure Best Convey Destroyer Evil Fictional Himself Lord Person Philosophy Write You

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I see a sense of unity in the universe. Spirituality is not limited to only one religion. One can experience it across different religions. I am fascinated by philosophy of Advaita and philosophy of unity. We have to get over the illusion that God is different from us.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Across Am Different Experience Fascinated Get God Illusion Limited Only Over Philosophy Religion Religions See Sense Spirituality Unity Universe Us I Am I See

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I'm certainly not surprised by the passion of the youth for our myths. Mythology is almost a part of an Indian's DNA.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Almost Certainly Indian Mythology Myths Our Part Passion Surprised Youth Dna

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I think it's a fallacy to say that a good book sells itself. It doesn't happen. I'm a voracious reader and I can give you a long list of books which should have been best sellers but they aren't. How can you buy a book if you haven't heard of it?

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Been Best Book Books Buy Fallacy Give Good Good Book Happen Heard How Itself List Long Long List Reader Say Sellers Sells Should Think Voracious Which You I Think I Can

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I turned atheist in the '90s when India went through troubled times - communal riots, bomb blasts... Mumbai, where I live, was badly affected. I blamed religion; also, extremists on both sides - right and left.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Affected Also Atheist Badly Blamed Blast Bomb Both Both Sides Communal Extremists India Left Live Mumbai Religion Right Riots Sides Through Times Troubled Turned Where

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He has turned my life around by 180 degrees, I still don't understand why Shiva has blessed me so much. I believe he'll bless the worst of us first because we need it the most.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Around Because Believe Bless Blessed Degrees First He Life Me Most Much My Life Need Still Turned Understand Us Why Worst I Believe

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I believe if you want to convey a complex philosophy, it's advisable to keep it simple: day-to-day lingo.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Advisable Believe Complex Convey Day-To-Day Keep Philosophy Simple Want You I Believe

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I never thought my ideas would actually get published.

~Amish Tripathi

Topics: Actually Get Ideas Never Published Thought Would

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Biography

Nationality: Indian

Type: Author

Born: October 18th, 1974

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