New Releases by Chetan Bhagat

MANDATORY READING FOR ALL INDIANS. One summer afternoon, Viraj, a food delivery guy, brings lunch for an author named Chetan. He is late and appears to be in distress. When Chetan asks him what the matter is, Viraj breaks down. ''I hate my life. My career is going nowhere. My girlfriend left me. I have no future,'' he says. The author offers Viraj a deal. ''I can fix this for you. Come back every day, when I order lunch. Each day, I will tell you one secret I''ve learnt about life.'' Welcome to 11 Rules for Life, a no-holds-barred book that will transform your life. In his most personal book yet, Chetan draws on his failures and triumphs, his many conversations with high achievers from all walks of life and over two decades as a celebrated motivational speaker. Written in the inimitable style that has made Chetan one of India''s top-selling writers, this inspiring, easy-to-read and straight-talking guide will help you rewire your brain for success in today''s ultra-competitive and unfair world. Ready to live your best life? If one book can change your life, this is it.

Does it make any difference to the ordinary citizen which party is in power? Whether it''s a majority or a coalition? What can we do to better job prospects for India''s youth? How can we create a more equal society? How do we create more world-class educational institutes? What can we do about social media warriors and trolls? In India Positive, bestselling author and columnist Chetan Bhagat brings together essays that work as a manifesto for change. Examining a gamut of subjects-from education to employment, from GST to infrastructure, from corruption to casteism-Bhagat reflects on what we can do right in order to move forward and become a truly modern, progressive country. He expresses in these pages his belief that, if we want to see reform, we-as citizens-need to be the solution. If our country is to shine, Bhagat says, we need to stand up and be ''India Positive Citizens''. In a world ridden with negativity, these simply written, perceptive and solution-driven essays are a must-read for anyone invested in the present and future of India.

Twelve-year-old Siya has been missing for nine months. It''s a cold case, but Keshav wants to help his mother, Alia, who refuses to give up. ''My daughter Siya was kidnapped. Nine months ago,'' Alia said. The police had given up. They called it a cold case. Even the rest of her family had stopped searching. Alia wouldn''t stop looking, though. She wanted to know if I could help her. Hi, I am Keshav Rajpurohit and I am a disappointment to everyone around me. I live with my parents, who keep telling me how I should: a) get married, b) focus on my IPS exams, c) meet more people and d) close my detective agency. But Alia Arora, neighbour and ex-model, wanted my help. And I couldn''t take my eyes off her face ... I mean ... her case. Welcome to 400 Days. A mystery and romance story like no other. An unputdownable tale of suspense, human relationships, love, friendship, the crazy world we live in and, above all, a mother''s determination to never give up. From India''s highest-selling author comes a page-turner that will not only keep you glued to the story but also touch you deeply.

Hi, I''m Keshav, and my life is screwed. I hate my job and my girlfriend left me. Ah, the beautiful Zara. Zara is from Kashmir. She is a Muslim. And did I tell you my family is a bit, well, traditional? Anyway, leave that. Zara and I broke up four years ago. She moved on in life. I didn''t. I drank every night to forget her. I called, messaged, and stalked her on social media. She just ignored me. However, that night, on the eve of her birthday, Zara messaged me. She called me over, like old times, to her hostel room 105. I shouldn''t have gone, but I did ... and my life changed forever. This is not a love story. It is an un-love story. From the author of Five Point Someone and 2 States, comes a fast-paced, funny and unputdownable thriller about obsessive love and finding purpose in life against the backdrop of contemporary India.

Keshav has set up an investigation agency with his best friend, Saurabh. Can the two amateur detectives successfully solve another murder case that affects them personally? And where will it leave their friendship? ''Ever since you found Prerna, I lost my best friend'' is what I told Saurabh. Hi, this is Keshav, and Saurabh, my best friend, flatmate, colleague and business partner, won''t talk to me. Because I made fun of him and his fiancé, Saurabh and Prerna will be getting married soon. It is an arranged marriage. However, there is more cheesy romance between them than any love-marriage couple. On Karva Chauth, she fasted for him. She didn''t eat all day. In the evening, she called him and waited on the terrace for the moon and for Saurabh to break her fast. Excited, Saurabh ran up the steps of her three-storey house. But when he reached ... Welcome to One Arranged Murder, an unputdownable thriller from India''s highest-selling author. A story about love, friendship, family and crime. It will keep you entertained and hooked right till the end.

Hi, I''m Radhika Mehta and I''m getting married this week. I work at Goldman Sachs, an investment bank. Thank you for reading my story. However, let me warn you. You may not like me too much. One, I make a lot of money. Two, I have an opinion on everything. Three, I have had a boyfriend before. Ok, maybe two. Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat, writing for the first time in a female voice, brings to you One Indian Girl, the heart-warming story of a modern Indian girl. Now if all this was the case with a guy, one might be cool with it. But since I am a girl these three things I mentioned don''t really make me too likeable, do they?--Page 4 of cover.

Love your country? Want to make it truly great? Tired of loud debates and complex arguments which lead to no solutions? Welcome to MAKING INDIA AWESOME. Following the phenomenal success of his first non-fiction book, What Young India Wants, Chetan Bhagat, the country''s biggest-selling writer, returns with another book of essays in which he analyses and provides inspired solutions to the country''s most intractable problems-poverty, unemployment, corruption, violence against women, communal violence, religious fundamentalism, illiteracy and more. Using simple language and concepts, this book will enable you to understand the most complex of problems facing the nation today and give practical solutions on how you can do your part to solve them.

Five Point Someone is Chetan Bhagat''s debut novel which revolves around the lives of Ryan, Alok, and Hari. The three lads become close friends while trying hard to survive in an exceedingly competitive environment. The three boys join IIT with a passion to excel and come out successfully as the best graduates. However, their life turns upside down when their grades fall lower than they had ever expected. Meanwhile, Hari falls in love with his professor''s daughter, and Alok and Ryan cannot stop disputing each other. Five Point Someone was successfully able to strike a chord with the millions of youngsters across India. Hari, Alok and Ryan have to deal with unpleasant and cynical teachers, assignments and projects, stress of unending examinations, and a stringent academic schedule. Will they be able to survive the IITs? Or will they succumb to the tedious and age-old education system of India? -- Provided by publisher.

Love marriages around the world are simple: Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. They get married. In India, there are a few more steps: Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. Girl''s family has to love boy. Boy''s family has to love girl. Girl''s family has to love boy''s family. Boy''s family has to love girl''s family. Girl and boy still love each other. They get married. Welcome to 2 States, the story of Krish and Ananya, who are from two different states of India, deeply in love with each other, and want to get married. Of course, their parents don''t agree. To convert their love story into a love marriage, the couple has a tough battle ahead of them; for it is easy to fight and rebel, but harder to convince. Will they make it? From the bestselling author Chetan Bhagat comes another witty tale about inter-community marriages in modern India.

Novel about a young boy in Ahmedabad, who opens a cricket shop.

What Young India Wants is the first and only work of non-fiction by the Chetan Bhagat. It is based on his vast experience as a successful writer and motivational speaker. He analyzes the complex issues and problems faced by India in the 21st century. Chetan Bhagat asks thought-provoking questions, demands answers and presents solutions for a prosperous India. Presented in simple prose and with great insight, What Young Indian Wants will be an engaging and riveting read for people of all ages.

Story about inter-community marriage in modern India.

Once upon a time, in small-town India, there lived two intelligent boys. One wanted to use his intelligence to make money. One wanted to use his intelligence to start a revolution. Both of them loved the same girl. Revolution 2020 is the story of three childhood friends, Gopal, Raghav and Aarti, who struggle to find love, happiness and success in Varanasi, none of which is easily attainable in a society that favours unfairness and corruption. Gopal gives into the system, Ravi continues to fight it. Who will win?

Once upon a time, there was a Bihari boy called Madhav. He fell in love with a rich girl from Delhi called Riya. Madhav didn''t speak English well. Riya did. Madhav wanted a relationship. Riya didn''t. Riya just wanted friendship. Madhav didn''t. Riya suggested a compromise. She agreed to be his half-girlfriend. From the author of the blockbuster novels Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, 2 States and Revolution 2020 comes a simple and beautiful love story that will touch your heart and inspire you to chase your dreams.

"In his latest book, What young India wants, Chetan Bhagat asks hard questions, demands answers and presents solutions for a better, more prosperous India. Aout the book Why do our students regularly commit suicide? Why is there so much corruption in India? Can''t our political parties ever work together? Does our vote make any difference at all? We love our India, but shouldn t some things be different? All of us have asked these questions at some time or the other. So does Chetan Bhagat, India''s most loved writer, in What young India wants, his first book of non-fiction. What young India wants is based on Chetan Bhagat''s 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? 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."--Publisher description.

Novel based on true story about inter-community marriage in modern India.

Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat Yet Another Grasping Work By The Bestselling Author Once upon a time, in small-town India, there lived two intelligent boys. One wanted to use his intelligence to make money. Another wanted to use his intelligence to create a revolution. The problem was, they both loved the same girl! Welcome to Revolution 2020, an exciting story about childhood friends Gopal, Raghav and Aarti who struggle to find success, and live in Varanasi. However, it isn''t easy to achieve this in an unfair society that rewards the corrupt. As Gopal gives in to the system, and Raghav fights it, who will win? Revolution 2020 from the bestselling author of Five Point Someone, One Night @ The Call Center, The Three Mistakes of My Life and 2 States, comes another gripping tale from the heartland of India. Are you ready for the revolution? About The Author Chetan Bhagat''s books have remained bestsellers since their release, and few have already been adapted into major Bollywood films. Readers'' and Media accolades are unending. The New York Times called him the ''the biggest selling English language novelist in India''s history.'' Time magazine named him in the "100 Most Influential People in the world" and Fast Company, USA listed him as one of the world''s "100 most creative people in business." Chetan Bhagat writes columns for leading English and Hindi newspapers, focusing on youth and national development issues. He is also a motivational speaker. Chetan quit his international investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing and make change happen in the country. He lives in Mumbai with his wife Anusha, an ex-classmate from IIMA and his twin boys Shyam and Ishaan.

Novel about a young boy in Ahmedabad, India, who open a cricket shop.

En 2005, Govind Patel, un jeune homme d''affaires, confesse le récit de sa vie, les trois erreurs, capitales, qu''il a commises 1) perdre une petite fortune dans un magasin de sport détruit par un tremblement de terre; 2) se laisser séduire par Vidya, la soeur de son meilleur ami Ishaan; 3) tarder à tirer le jeune Ali, un gamin musulman, des pattes d''extrémistes hindous. Tout cela s''est passé en 2000-2001. Depuis, Ishaan n''adresse plus la parole à Govind, ne lui pardonnant ni sa cupidité, ni sa lâcheté, ni ses mensonges, ni surtout la mort de leur ami commun, Omi, qui s''est sacrifié pour sauver la vie d''Ali... Chetan Bhagat, au meilleur de son talent, nous offre un roman sensible, tendre et drôle, qui se dévore de la première à la dernière ligne, tout en montrant en profondeur la réalité de l''Inde, prise entre ses traditions et la modernité. On comprend à la lecture pourquoi il est devenu l''icône de la jeune génération indienne, un véritable phénomène de société.

IN LATE 2000, A YOUNG BOY IN AHMEDABAD, GOVIND, DREAMT OF OWNING A BUSINESS. TO ACCOMMODATE HIS FRIENDS ISH AND OMI`S PASSION, THEY OPEN A CRICKET SHOP. HOWEVER, NOTHING COMES EASY IN A TURBULENT CITY. TO REALISE THEIR GOALS, THEY WILL HAVE TO FACE IT ALL - RELIGIOUS POLITICS, CALAMITIES, 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? BASED ON REAL EVENTS, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FIVE POINT SOMEONE AND ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTER, COMES ANOTHER DARK, WITTY TALE ABOUT MODERN INDIA, WHERE CHETAN BHAGAT BRINGS OUT THE ETHOS AND ISOLATION OF AN ENTIRE GENERATION TO THE FORE. फाईव्ह पॉइंट समवन` आणि `वन नाईट @ द कॉल सेंटर` यानंतरची चेतन भगत यांची ही तिसरी कादंबरी. चेतन भगत यांच्या चित्रदर्शी शैलीतली ही कादंबरी वाचकांना त्या विश्वात नेऊन खिळवून ठेवते. लेखकाच्या खुसखुशीत भाषेमुळं ही कादंबरी अधिक वाचनीय बनली आहे. तीन मित्र... स्वत च्या इच्छा-आकांक्षा, स्वप्नं असणारे; वास्तव जीवनाच्या धगीचा सामना करत त्याला तोंड देणारे... सत्य घटनांच्या संदर्भाशी सुरेख मिलाफ साधणारी ही कादंबरी. सध्याची पिढी, त्यांच्यापुढचे प्रश्न, सद्यपरिस्थिती यांचा वेध घेतानाच; बिझनेस, क्रिकेट व धर्म याही विषयांची सुरेख गुंफण करून वाचकांना एक विलक्षण अनुभूती देते.

Stories on social themes.

Press 1 for technical support. Press 2 for broken hearts. Press 3 if your life has totally crashed. . . . Six friends work nights at a call center in India, providing technical support for a major U.S. appliance corporation. Skilled in patience–and accent management–they help American consumers keep their lives running. Yet behind the headsets, everybody’s heart is on the line. Shyam (Sam to his callers) has lost his self-confidence after being dumped by the girl who just so happens to be sitting next to him. Priyanka’s domineering mother has arranged for her daughter’s upscale marriage to an Indian man in Seattle. Esha longs to be a model but discovers it’s a horizontal romp to the runway. Lost, dissatisfied Vroom has high ideals, but compromises them by talking on the phone to idiots each night. Traditional Radhika has just found out that her husband is sleeping with his secretary. And Military Uncle (nobody knows his real name) sits alone working the online chat. They all try to make it through their shifts–and maintain their sanity–under the eagle eye of a boss whose ego rivals his incompetence. But tonight is no ordinary night. Tonight is Thanksgiving in America: Appliances are going haywire, and the phones are ringing off their hooks. Then one call, from one very special caller, changes everything. Chetan Bhagat’s delicious romantic comedy takes us inside the world of the international call center, where cultural cross-wires come together with perfect pathos, hilarity, and spice.

A #1 international bestseller, this provocative comedy offers a unique perspective--that of a group of friends working in a call center in India on the night God decides to call.

Dans un call-center de la banlieue de Delhi, sous l''autorité d''un manager incompétent, l''agent Sam, Radikha, Vroom, Esha et Tonton Garde-à-vous, tentent de répondre aux questions de clients américains peu au fait de la technologie de leur four à micro-ondes. Mais une nuit de Thanksgiving, Dieu en personne va les interpeller sous la forme d''un coup de fil afin qu''ils prennent en main leurs destins.