4. Apr 22, 1974: Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat was born in New Delhi to a middle-
class family. His father was an officer in the army (Lt
Col) and his mother was a government employee in
the agricultural department.
Education
Bhagat's education was mostly in Delhi. He attended
an Army Public School, Dhaula kuan, New Delhi
(1978–1991).
5. Engineering
He studied Mechanical Engineering at the Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D) (1991–1995).
He graduated from the Indian Institute of
Management Ahmadabad (1995–1997).
After graduation he worked as an investment banker
in Hong Kong. He had been working in Hong Kong
for 11 years before shifting to Mumbai to pursue his
passion for writing.
6. 2004: FIVE POINT SOMEONE
The book starts with a disclaimer, “This is not a
book to teach you how to get into IIT or even how
to live in college. In fact, it describes how screwed
up things can get if you don‟t think straight.”
Three hostel mates – Alok, Hari and Ryan get off
to a bad start in IIT – they screw up the first class
quiz. And while they try to make amends, things
only get worse. It takes them a while to realize: If
you try and screw with the IIT system, it comes
back to double screw you. They have a five-point-
something GPA out of ten, ranking near the end of
their class. This GPA is a tattoo that will remain
with them, and come in the way of anything else
that matters – their friendship, their future, their
love life. While the world expects IITians to
conquer the world, these guys are struggling to
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2005: ONE NIGHT AT THE CALL CENTER
The book begins with a frame story which recounts a
train journey from Kanpur to Delhi. During the
journey, the narrating author meets a beautiful girl. The
story was about six people working in a call center. One
night they got a phone-call from god within the
story, which comprises the bulk of the book, relates the
events that happen one night at a call center. Told
through the eyes of the protagonist, Shyam, it is a story
of almost lost love, thwarted ambitions, absence of
family affection, pressures of a patriarchal set up, and
the work environment of a globalized office. Esha wants
to be a model, Radhika is in an unhappy marriage with a
demanding mother-in-law, and military uncle wants to
talk to his grandson; they all hate Bakshi, their cruel
boss. Claimed to be based on a true story, the author
chooses Shyam Mehra (alias Sam Marcy) as the
narrator and protagonist, who is one among the six call
center employees featured.
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2008: 3 MISTAKES OF MY LIFE
In late-2000, a young boy in Ahmadabad called
Govind dreamt of having a business. To
accommodate his friends Ish and Omi‟s
passion, they open a cricket shop. Govind wants to
make money and thinks big. Ish is all about
nurturing Ali, the batsman with a rare gift. Omi
knows his limited capabilities and just wants to be
with his friends. However, nothing comes easy in a
turbulent city. To realize their goals, they will have
to face it all – religious
politics, earthquakes, riots, unacceptable love and
above all, their own mistakes. Will they make it?
Can an individual‟s dreams overcome the
nightmares offered by real life? Can we succeed
despite a few mistakes?
9. 2009: 2 STATES
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Welcome to 2 States, a story about Krish and
Ananya. They are from two different states of
India, deeply in love and want to get married. Of
course, their parents don‟t agree. To convert their
love story into a love marriage, the couple have a
tough battle in front of them. For it is easy to fight
and rebel, but it is much harder to convince.
This story focuses on the love story of a Tamil
girl, Ananya, and a Punjabi boy, Krish and their
mission to get married. It follows the story line of
any typical Bollywood movie, I wish I could say
there were dramatic deviations from this fact but
there was not but the book was still a great read
regardless.
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2011: REVOLUTION 2020
Revolution 2020 is a story about 3 childhood
friends Gopal, Raghav and Aarti. They have their
own ambitions. Aarti wanted to become an air
hostess. Raghav gets a rank in IIT-JEE and joins
IT BHU. Though he joined in
engineering, journalism was his passion and he
wanted to bring a change in the country. Gopi‟s
only wish is to make lots of money. He couldn‟t get
into IIT in his first attempt. So he joins as a
„repeater‟ in a coaching centre in Kota, spending
the entire savings of his father. But fate offers him
an opportunity to start his own engineering
college, with the support of Shukla, an MLA. To
start the college he follows the corrupt path as he
did not have another option.
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2012: WHAT YOUNG INDIA WANTS
What Young India Wants is based on Chetan
Bhagats vast experience as a very
successful writer and motivational speaker.
In clear, simple prose, and with great
insight, he analyses some of the complex
issues facing modern India, offers solutions
and invites discussion on them. And, at the
end, he asks this important question: Unless
we are all in agreement on what it is going to
take to make our country better, how will
things ever change? Non-fiction If you want
to understand contemporary India, the
problems that face it, and want to be a part of
the solution, What Young India Wants is the
book for you
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