Chetan Bhagat

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April 22, 1974 in New Delhi, India

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Chetan Bhagat writes op-ed columns for English and Hindi newspapers, including Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth and issues based on national development. Bhagat is also a motivational speaker and has given talks in leading MNCs and other institutions. He quit his international investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing.

In 2008, The New York Times called Bhagat "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history". Bhagat, a graduate of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, is seen more as a youth icon than as an author. Time magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Bhagat also favoured the forming of a system similar to th...more

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Books by Chetan Bhagat

Average rating: 3.05 · 37,961 ratings · 2,310 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Five Point Someone: What Not to Do at IIT 3.44 avg rating — 12,090 ratings — published 2006 — 10 editions	My rating:
	2 States: The Story of My Marriage 3.35 avg rating — 8,072 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	My rating:
	The 3 Mistakes of My Life 2.68 avg rating — 6,658 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	My rating:
	One Night at the Call Center 2.46 avg rating — 7,520 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition 2.97 avg rating — 3,284 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Five Point Someone / One Night at the Call Centre / 2 States (The Story of My Marriage) / The 3 Mistakes of My Life 3.55 avg rating — 93 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sparks Speech 4.07 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	the cut off 3.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Reader's Digest Select Editions: The Watchman / An Irish Country Doctor / True Evil / One Night At The Call Centre by Robert Crais, Patrick Taylor, Greg Iles 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2007	My rating:

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“The world's most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within us. The worst part is, you can't even tell who is who.”
― Chetan Bhagat, 2 States: The Story of My Marriage

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“Pretty girls behave best when you ignore them. Of course, they have to know you are ignoring them, for otherwise they may not even know you exist.”
― Chetan Bhagat, 2 States: The Story of My Marriage

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“Jealousy is a rather enjoyable emotion to watch.”
― Chetan Bhagat, 2 States: The Story of My Marriage

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