I'm a woman, but I've been a sexist, too.

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

As a writer, my main objective is to tell the story urgently - as if whispering it into one ear - and to know the characters intimately.

I write across genres so I see them, more often, as complementary instead of separated by boundaries.

Ganesh Chaturthi is very close to my heart. The festival brings with it joy, love, and happiness for everyone.

I am drawn to the mystery of marriage. You can never know what the contract is between two people, and that is a very strong subject. I think it may be my subject.

It is a myth that married women do not get work. Those days are gone now. So, if you think I hid my marriage for that reason, it's not true.

I love it right now. I love being retired. I think I retired at a perfect time in my career. Now I get an opportunity to spend time with my wife and kids and get to be very supportive of them. My son is playing football right now. My daughter is in gymnastics. Both are competing at a high level. So it came at the right time.