ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Chetan Bhagat was born on 22 April 1974 in Delhi. Bhagat receives a bachelor's degree from IIT,Delhi in 1995 and then he went on to do MBA from IIM,Ahmedabad and graduated in 1997 with an award for being the "Best Outgoing Student "of his batch. He started his career as an investment banker, but left it after a few years to pursue his passion in writing. Bhagat is regularly invited as a motivational speaker by various institutions all across the globe. He is also a keen and influential social media enthusiast who shares his thoughts on current issues. He has penned 10 books till now and he wrote many columns on youth, career and social media issues in major English and Hindi newspapers. He won the "CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2014" award in the entertainment category. Time magazine named him amongst the"100 most influential people in the world".
OTHER BOOKS FROM THE AUTHOR:
Five point some one;what not to do at IIT
One Indian Girl
Half Girlfriend
The girl in the room 105
What young India wants e.t.c
MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE BOOK:
Govind Patel
Ishaan Bhatt
Omi Shastri
Vidya Bhatt
Bittu Mama
SUMMARY OF THE BOOK:
The story recounts the life of three youths, Omi,Ishaan,Govind trying to make a life staying in small town. Govind's business talent and Ishaan's love for cricket, the youngsters decides to open a shop that sells cricket goods. Omi's family helps them to get a rented place outside the temple and soon the place is a hit with the locals
Religion, love, cricket, earthquake, politics push their friendship and business venture into a downward spiral. The protagonist Govind had done three mistakes in his life which takes his life into a rollercoaster. The three mistakes are:
He paid a huge amount for buying a shop in shopping mall,though his friends tried to stop him.the mall later got destroyed due to 2001 Gujarat earthquake.
He fell in love with Vidya,Ishaan's sister,he broke the trust of his friendship.
Ali was a good cricket player. In a political fight,in order to save Ali ,Omi died.With that personal grudge Bittu Mama,Omi's uncle throws a trishul.Govind waited a split second and dived too late to save Ali because of his selfishness. Ali wrist was destroyed.
The book explores whether making mistakes can be fatal and if the dark reality can override the passion of an individual's dream.
LESSONS FROM THE BOOK:
Believe in super powers
Never get stuck to one situation
Spend some quality time with family and friends
WHO WOULD I RECOMMEND:
The book is mostly loved by teens, youngsters and who loves family drama.
LANGUAGE:ENGLISH
PAGES:258
FIRST PUBLISHED:JANUARY 1st,2008
NAME OF THE PUBLICATIONS:RUPA PUBLICATIONS
GENRE:FICTION
ISBN:978-81-291-3551-3
HOW LONG IT TOOK TO READ (APPROX):5 DAYS
AVAILABLE AT:FLIP KART, AMAZON
OVERALL RATING:3/5
Happy reading......
Suraksha. K
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