Novel: Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT(Free Home Delivery*)

Novel: Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT

Novel: Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT
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Publisher: Rupa & Co. (2010)
Author: Chetan Bhagat

Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT is a book about three friends who mess up their personal and educational life because of the measly five- point something GPAs in their IITs.

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Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT is Chetan Bhagats debut novel that presents a dark and humorous perspective on the Indian education system. Set in the premises of IIT, the story revolves around three students who become friends while struggling to keep their place in this highly esteemed institute.The book doesnt tell you the ways to get into IIT or to survive it but it tells you how bad things can be if one doesn't think straight. The book talks about the monotony of the education system even at one of the countrys premier engineering institutes. It takes the reader into the lives of these friends as they toil hard to cope with the strong competition at their college. Hari, Alok, and Ryan enter this institute with a dream to beat the competition and come out successful to become the few chosen ones. However, their life becomes a chaos as they mess up their grades that too big time, Hari falls in love with Prof Cherians daughter, and Alok and Ryan just cannot control bickering with each other.

Narrated in first person mostly by Hari, Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT is a dark, funny book that has struck a chord in the hearts of millions of readers across the nation as it sheds some light on the dull and tough academic life in the Indian education system. The protagonists have to deal with tough teachers, with the unending exams, and the difficult academic schedule.

How will these three friends manage to complete their graduation in ruthless world of IIT? Will they manage to survive? Or will they be the victims of failure at the hands of mind-numbing education system? Bhagat reveals that in this funny yet realistic novel.

Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT has been adapted into movies in Hindi as well as Tamil. 3 Idiots, the Hindi adaptation, has been a huge success. The book has won Bhagat several awards like Indo-American Society's Society Young Achiever's Award and The Publisher's Recognition Award. It has remained on the bestseller list since its launch in 2004.

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Novel: One Night @ The Call Center(Free Home Delivery*)

Novel: One Night @ The Call Center

Novel: One Night @ The Call Center
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Author: Chetan Bhagat
Publisher: Rupa & Co (2005)

Published in the year 2005, One Night @ The Call Center is a novel that revolves around the lives of six call center employees, and the phone call that brought about a dramatic change in their lives.

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One Night @ The Call Center is a book that covers the lives of six call center employees working for Connexions, a call center located in Gurgaon. In the beginning of the book, the readers are presented with a frame story describing a train journey, during which the author meets a girl who desires to tell him a story. However, there was one condition that he had to adhere to if he wanted to hear the story. This condition specified that he had to base his second book on the story. The book talks about how the employees receive a phone call from God during their work timings at the call center. The characters in this novel include Radhika, Esha, Shyam, Priyanka, Varun, and Military Uncle. These six characters are deeply disturbed by the events taking place in their own lives, and choose to focus on their problems rather than trying to find a way out of them. In this book, Bhagat throws light on the lives of the individuals in present day India, who are residing in the metro cities. The language utilized by the author is simple, and contains witty remarks on urban culture and relationships. The author makes use of words that are associated with that region in the country, thereby increasing the readability of this book. One Night @ The Call Center was published in 2005 and received a favourable response. The book was adapted into a movie that was released in 2008, titled Hello, starring Salman Khan, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Amrita Arora, Gul Panag, and a host of other actors.

About Chetan Bhagat:

Chetan Bhagat is a renowned columnist, speaker, and author from India. He has also written other books like 2 States: The Story Of My Marriage, Five Point Someone: What Not To Do At IIT, The 3 Mistakes Of My Life, Revolution 2020 and What Young India Wants. He was born in 1974 in New Delhi. Bhagat studied at Army Public School, New Delhi, and went on to obtain his degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He also holds an MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management. After finishing his degrees, he began working in Hong Kong as an investment banker. Bhagat has also received many awards such as the Publisher’s Recognition Award and Society Young Achiever’s Award. In the year 2010, Bhagat was listed among the World’s 100 Most Influential People byTime magazine. Four of his books have been adapted into films.

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Novel : The 3 Mistakes of My Life(Free Home Delivery*)

Novel : The 3 Mistakes of My Life

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Author: Chetan Bhagat
Publisher: Rupa & Co (2013)

The 3 Mistakes Of My Life is a book that revolves around three young lads and their ambitions in life, as well as the events that pose a threat to their relationship with each other.

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The 3 Mistakes Of My Life revolves around Govind, Omi, and Ishaan. Although they have different personalities, their love for cricket unites them. They decide to start a shop that sells cricket-related items. Omi’s father is a priest at the temple, and has a great deal of influence there. They then decide to launch their shop in the commercial premises of the temple. Among the three, Govind is the most business minded, as he and his mother were left to fend for themselves when his father left them. He desires to become rich, and also attributes his business-mindedness to the fact that he’s a Gujarati, who are known for good trading. Ishaan is the most fond of playing cricket, and decides to help a young boy who wants to land a spot in the Indian Cricket Team. Ishaan’s sister, Vidya, is determined towards making something of herself, as she’s tired of their financial status. She is currently gearing up for her medical entrance tests. However, she is weak in mathematics. Ishaan requests Govind to tutor his sister, as Govind is good at math. However, as time passes by, the two fall in love and try their best to hide it from everyone, especially Ishaan. The three are very close to each other. Things take a turn with the horrendous earthquake in Gujarat, the Godhra incident, and the riots that followed. This book revolves around the three mistakes made by these young lads, what they are, and the way it alters the course of their lives and that of those around them. The 3 Mistakes Of My Life was greatly appreciated by its readers, and was adapted into a movie titled Kai Po Che!, which was released in 2013.

About Chetan Bhagat:

Chetan Bhagat is an author, speaker, and columnist. Some of Bhagat’s books include One Night @ The Call Center, What Young India Wants, Five Point Someone,and Revolution 2020. Bhagat was born on 22nd April, 1974, in New Delhi. He completed his education from Army Public School. He finished his undergraduate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in 1995, after which he pursued an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. After that, he became an investment banker, and resided in Hong Kong. He stayed there for 11 years, and then shifted to Mumbai to start his full-time writing career. Bhagat has authored six novels, and all of them are bestsellers. Time Magazine listed him among the 100 Most Influential People In The World. He has written for columns in The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar. Bhagat was also presented with the Publisher’s Recognition Award and the Society Young Achiever’s Award. He is married to Anusha Bhagat, and they have two children together.

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