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The Rozabal Line
Ashwin Sanghi ranks among Indias highest-selling authors of English fiction. He has written several bestsellers ( The Rozabal Line, Chanakyas Chant, The Krishna Key ) and a New York Times crime thriller called Private India together with James Patterson. Sanghi has also penned a non-fiction title, 13 Steps to Bloody Good Luck.
He was included by Forbes India in its Celebrity 100 and is a winner of the Crossword Popular Choice award. He was educated at Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai, and St Xaviers College, Mumbai. He holds a Masters degree in business management from Yale University. Ashwin Sanghi lives in Mumbai with his wife, Anushika, and his son, Raghuvir.
You can connect with Sanghi via the following channels:
Website www.sanghi.in
Facebook www.facebook.com/shawnhaigins
Twitter www.twitter.com/ashwinsanghi
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/ashwinsanghi
Instagram http://instagram.com/ashwin.sanghi
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/ashwinsanghi
Sanghis flair for religion, history and politics is clearly visible as he takes the reader across the world spanning different decades. A mixture of comparative religion, dangerous secrets and a thrilling plot makes for an esoteric read. - Aditi Vij, The Statesman
A provocative, clever and radiant line of theology Sanghi suggests is that the cult of Mary Magdalene has its true inspiration in the trinity of the Indian sacred feminine thereby outthinking and out-conspiring Dan Brown. - Pradeep Sebastian, The Hindu
a must-read for all those who enjoyed Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code . A fine combination of history, religion, spirituality and mystery, the book is thought-provoking and definitely not for the faint-hearted. - Chethana Dinesh, Deccan Herald
The ultimate reward that The Rozabal Line holds for the reader is the treasure-house of surprises that lie in store, as history gets presented as delightful, jaw-dropping trivia. - L. Suresh, Indian Express
One must remember that this is a work of fiction. Provocative, but commanding attention! - M.V. Kamath,
Free Press Journal
Though Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code may still be the uncrowned king in conspiracy theory fiction, he has got an Indian challenger in Ashwin Sanghi. - Mandira Nayar, The Week
Sanghi dishes out a heady mixture of terrorist attacks, secret societies, murdered professors, hallucinating priests and seductive femmes fatales. - The Telegraph
The Rozabal Line asks that really fun question what if ? - Divya Kumar, The Hindu
If you are one of the millions who lapped up every page of The Da Vinci Code , heres a book thats even better Ashwin Sanghi takes us into a world of intrigue and conspiracy, almost having us believe that all religions in the world are linked. - Mid-Day
Ashwin Sanghis book is a pot-boiler, despite the somewhat incredible claims... A thrilling read for all fans of the genre! - Hindustan Times
a well-researched theological thriller that fictionalises the myth that Jesus travelled to Kashmir - Sakaal Times
I found The Rozabal Line quite gripping it unfurls a possible life of Jesus the Christ in India, and traces this life all the way to twenty-first-century descendants
- Kala Krishnan Ramesh, Metro Plus
With a religio-historical sweep, it explores the reason to believe that Christ did not die on the cross and went on to live in India - Mumbai Mirror
In The Rozabal Line , Ashwin Sanghi does a Dan Brown by mixing all the ingredients of a thrillercrusades, action, adventure, suspenseand pulling off, with dexterity and ease, a narrative that careens through cultures and continents, religions and cults. The Asian Age
The Rozabal Line by Ashwin Sanghi is a kickass thriller that forces you to re-examine our histories, our faith.
Pritish Nandy
Sanghis flair for religion, history and politics is clearly visible as he takes the reader across the world spanning different decades. A mixture of comparative religion, dangerous secrets, thrilling plot makes for an esoteric read. The Statesman
Sanghi has got the sure-fire formula right. Times of India
A provocative, clever and radiant line of theology Sanghi suggests is that the cult of Mary Magdalene has its true inspiration in the trinity of the Indian sacred feminine thereby outthinking and out-conspiring Dan Brown. Pradeep Sebastian, The Hindu Literary Review
A must-read for all those who enjoyed Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code . A fine combination of history, religion, spirituality and mystery, the book is thought provoking and definitely not for the faint-hearted. Deccan Herald
The ultimate reward that The Rozabal Line holds for the reader is the treasure house of surprises that lie in store, as history gets presented as jaw-dropping trivia. Indian Express
One must remember that this is a work of fiction. Provocative, but commanding attention! M.V. Kamath
Sanghi dishes out a heady mixture of terrorist attacks, secret societies, murdered professors, hallucinating priests and seductive femmes fatales. The Telegraph
Ashwin Sanghi takes us into a world of intrigue and conspiracy, almost having us believe that all religions in the world are linked. Mid-Day
Sanghis book is a pot-boiler despite somewhat incredible claims... A thrilling read for all fans of the genre! Hindustan Times , New Delhi
With a religio-historical sweep, it explores the reason to believe that Christ did not die on the cross and went on to live in India Mumbai Mirror
Cut from the same cloth as Dan Browns Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code , and with shades of Vikram Chandras Sacred Games The Rozabal Line is a thriller! Mint WSJ
Ashwin Sanghi
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Originally published in the United States of America as The Rozabal Line by Shawn Haigins by Lulu Press Inc. 2007
Revised edition first published by westland ltd 2008
First ebook edition: 2016
Copyright Ashwin Sanghi 2008
All rights reserved
ISBN: 978-93-82618-69-0
Typeset by Art Works, Chennai
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events or locales, is entirely coincidental.
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, circulated, and no reproduction in any form, in whole or in part (except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews) may be made without written permission of the publishers.
Acknowledgements
I am obliged to my wife and son who ungrudgingly tolerated my persistent absence from their lives while I was writing this book, while juggling the rest of my life.
I am beholden to my family, which supported me in my endeavoursincluding my writing.
I am thankful to various authors and producers of original or derived works. A separate acknowledgements section in the back lists these in detail.
I am grateful to my editor, Prita Maitra, and my publisher, Westland Limited, especially Gautam Padmanabhan, without whom this novel would never have seen the light of day. In particular I am grateful to Hemu Ramiah who introduced my work to Westland and Vivek Ahuja who guided me in my publishing endeavours.