Ashok Banker
Ashok Kumar Banker (born 7 February 1964 in
Mumbai, India) is an
author and
screenwriter. His writing spans crime thrillers, essays, literary criticism, fiction and Indian mythology. The author of several well-received novels including a trilogy billed as "India's first
crime novels in English", he became widely known for his retellings of
Indian mythological epics, starting with the internationally acclaimed and best-selling eight-volume ''
Ramayana'' Series. His books have sold over 2 million copies and have been published in 16 languages in 58 countries. His Epic India Library is an attempt at retelling all the myths, legends and
itihasa of the Indian sub-continent in one story cycle comprising over 70 volumes.
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