'Liberals Have Not Read Ancient Indian Texts'

Author AMISH TRIPATHI talks about the scientific theories in his works, and why Indian mythology is a liberal’s best ally

- Pravin Palande

AMISH TRIPATHI HAS come a long way since self-publishing his first book, The Immortals of Meluha, in 2010. (Westland Books, now acquired by Amazon, subsequently published the book in 2016.) Since then, he has written four books based on Indian mythology which, the publisher says, have sold four million copies, and have been translated into 19 Indian languages. Tripathi speaks to Forbes India about his books and mythology. Edited excerpts:

Q Do you look at writers as brands who are in a position to command their price?