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I was learning book-keeping at the age of 12, but it never stopped me from pursuing literature. Over the years, I grew to love the written word.

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Ashwin Sanghi
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: January 25
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Novelist
Bombay
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Pursuing
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Stopped
Years
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Grew
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Learning
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Literature
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