Civilization is very fragile, all it takes is a few decades of chaos for us to forget humanity and turn into animals. Our base natures can take over very fast. We can forget that we are sentient beings, with laws and codes and ethics. Amish Tripathi More Quotes by Amish Tripathi More Quotes From Amish Tripathi 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 i-am experience god religion In the early '90s, I was disillusioned after the blasts and riots in Mumbai. I was in college and started thinking that religion was the root cause of all these evils. While my father told me not to blame religion because of a few bad people, I wasn't convinced. The faith was restored after I started writing my first book. Amish Tripathi me faith father religion 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 mathematics family home father The good news is that a vast majority of Indians from different religions see no contradiction between religiosity and liberalism, keep India stable. We religious liberals don't talk loudly enough. Amish Tripathi religions good news india 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 my-life me blessed life When I was young, I was an academically oriented guy like most academically oriented guys. I graduated in science, did an MBA. My dreams as a young boy were I wanted to be an industrialist, or I wanted to be a scientist. Amish Tripathi boy dreams like science With due apologies to Shakespeare, some people are born writers, some people achieve it after a lot of hard work, some people have a writing career thrust upon them. I am in that last group. Amish Tripathi i-am hard-work work people I was a very happy banker, but I feel happier as an author. Amish Tripathi banker i-feel feel happy Songs of different moods are like keys, which help me enter the world of my book's characters. Amish Tripathi help me book world I never thought my ideas would actually get published. Amish Tripathi get never thought ideas 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 dna myths youth passion I'm one of those lucky guys making a living out of something I really enjoy doing. That's a blessing. But you never know. What if my subsequent book series flops? I don't come from a wealthy background, so I'd be left with no choice. I'd have to go back into banking! Amish Tripathi you enjoy blessing book I never really wanted to be a writer. I know it sounds strange, but I honestly believe that I didn't pick the story; the story has picked me. I've written absolutely no fiction before 'The Immortals of Meluha.' Not even a short story in school - absolutely nothing. Amish Tripathi nothing me believe school I am a voracious reader, so it's difficult for me to give a list of my favourite authors of all time. Amish Tripathi i-am me difficult time In any industry, the people with the freshest ideas usually come from outside. Amish Tripathi outside come people ideas In the India I was growing up in, history wasn't really a wise career option. People would joke and say, 'History's okay, but what's your actual job?' I didn't come from a privileged background and couldn't afford to be irresponsible, so I did the pragmatic thing and did a MBA. Amish Tripathi job wise history people No disrespect to any other god, but Shiva's an outsider god. He breaks the rules. He's a brilliant musician, a brilliant dancer; he treats his wife as an equal, and she opposes him many times, but he obsessively loves her. Amish Tripathi rules disrespect wife god The youth in India tend to be rebellious, as with everywhere else, and that makes Shiva exciting. He has the rebellious qualities that the youths like. Amish Tripathi he like youth india When I was young, I never thought I was going to be a writer! I was academically orientated and active at sports, but I didn't have one creative bone in my body. Amish Tripathi never thought body sports When I'm writing, I am lost in my book. Except family and close friends, I don't care about what critics, publishers or readers might think. Amish Tripathi i-am friends family care
