Photos: From religion to bans, author Amish in conversation at Firstpost Salon

[caption id=“attachment_2437016” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Amish in cobnversation with senior editor Sandip Roy at the Firstpost Salon. Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437012” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] R Jagannathan and Amish have a chat before the Firstpost Salon begins. Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437014” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] R Jagannathan addresses the audience at the Firstpost Salon. Image credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437018” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] A packed audience witness Amish talk about his books and importance of mythology at the Firstpost salon. Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437020” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Amish spoke about why he dropped his surname saying that he is against the caste system. Image credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437022” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Amish shared his views on mythology, religion, and culture which feature prominently in his books. Image credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437028” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] The audience at Firstpost Salon were very interactive and asked Amish several questions. Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437030” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Audience’s questions ranged from Charlie Hebdo to self-styled godmen. Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437034” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] BV Rao gave a vote of thanks as the Firstpost salon came to an end. Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437036” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Firstpost’s BV Rao, Sandip Roy and R Jagannathan at the Firstpost Salon. Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437038” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] After the Firstpost salon ended, Amish interacted with the guests. Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437042” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Amish signing copies of his books for the guests present. Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_2437044” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Firstpost’s Ivor Soans with Satish Pendse, President of Highbar ‎Technologies and G N Nagaraj, Co-Founder of . Image Credit: Firstpost / Sachin Gokhale[/caption]