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Chetan Bhagat

Né(e): April 22, 1974 – New Delhi, Delhi, India

Chetan Bhagat is an Indian author, columnist, and screenwriter known for accessible English-language fiction about young Indians, romance, ambition, and social change. His bestselling novels include Five Point Someone, 2 States, and The 3 Mistakes of My Life; several have been adapted into major Hindi films, making him one of India’s most widely read contemporary writers.

Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur

Born in Delhi on April 22, 1974, Chetan Bhagat came of age in the aspirational milieu that would later shape much of his fiction. He studied at IIT Delhi and then at IIM Ahmedabad, credentials that placed him squarely inside India’s high-performance educational culture before he moved into international investment banking. Yet his shift toward authorship was not sudden. While still in finance, he wrote consistently around a demanding corporate life, turning lived experience into material: academic pressure, ambition, friendship, romance, and the anxieties of upward mobility in modern India. ((https://www.chetanbhagat.com/about-2/fact-sheet/?utm_source=openai))

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Life is not to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here
-Sparks
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Before we become one with the world we have to become one with ourselves
-Becoming One With the World
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The new Indian quest has begun. It is to be rich, and to be good
-Being rich, being good
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Whatever happens outside, it doesn’t matter as much if there is a calm stillness in you
-The Ocean
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A hungry person does not watch Discovery channel
-We don't need no education?
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Overall, aim for a B+, or if you are a superwoman, an A- at best
-A+ complex? Ladies, stop being so hard on yourself
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Men have to respect women’s choices – in what they wear, where they want to go and at what time
-Five things women need to change about themselves
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Neither is marketing spend an achievement (oh look at their logo on Team India jerseys!)
-How Byju’s got away for so long
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I am more of a spiritual person than religious
-I AM: Chetan Bhagat

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The Guardian

"Chetan Bhagat is a phenomenon"

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"Chetan Bhagat connects with a younger, aspirational generation of Indians"

The West Australian

"Chetan Bhagat is the biggest-selling English-language author in India's history"

TIME

"Chetan Bhagat can be credited with turning an entire generation's attention to pop Indian fiction"

Forbes India

"Credited with capturing the pulse of Indian youth, Chetan Bhagat has thousands of fans"

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"Chetan Bhagat's books do both and more"

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"Chetan Bhagat is often credited to have introduced the genre of campus novels in India"

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