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400 Days
12-year-old Siya has been missing nine months. It’s a cold case, but Keshav wants to help her mother, Alia, who refuses to give up. Welcome to 400 Days―a mystery and romance story like no other. ‘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 none 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.
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One Arranged Murder (वन अरेन्ज्ड मर्डर)
केशवने त्याचा बेस्ट फ्रेंड सौरभसोबत एक इन्व्हेस्टिगेशन एजन्सी सुरू केली आहे. हे दोन हौशी डिटेक्टिव्ह त्यांच्या आयुष्यावर परिणाम करणारी आणखी एक केस यशस्वीपणे सोडवतील का? मग त्यांच्या मैत्रीचं काय होईल? ‘तुला प्रेरणा भेटली, तेव्हापासून माझा बेस्ट फ्रेंड हरवलाय,’ मी सौरभला सांगितलं. हाय, मी केशव, आणि माझा बेस्ट फ्रेंड, फ्लॅटमेट, सहकारी आणि बिझनेस पार्टनर सौरभ माझ्याशी बोलायला तयार नाहीये. कारण, मी त्याची आणि त्याच्या होणाऱ्या बायकोची थट्टा केली. सौरभ आणि प्रेरणा लवकरच लग्न करणार आहेत. हे अरेन्ज्ड मॅरेज आहे. मात्र, लव्ह-मॅरेज केलेल्या जोडप्यांपेक्षाही जास्त गोडगोड रोमान्स त्यांच्यात सुरू असतो. करवा चौथच्या दिवशी तिने त्याच्यासाठी उपवास केला. दिवसभर तिने काही खाल्लं नाही. संध्याकाळी, तिने त्याला कॉल केला आणि उपवास सोडण्यासाठी ती गच्चीवर चंद्राची आणि सौरभची वाट पाहात थांबली. एक्साइट झालेला सौरभ तिच्या तिमजली घराच्या जिन्यावरून धावतच वर गेला. पण जेव्हा तो पोचला, तेव्हा… वेलकम टुवन अरेन्ज्ड मर्डर, भारतातील सर्वाधिक खपाच्या लेखकाची एक विलक्षण वेधक थरारकथा. प्रेम, मैत्री, परिवार आणि गुन्हा यांची ही कथा तुमचं मनोरंजन करेल आणि तुम्हाला खिळवून ठेवेल.
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One Arranged Murder
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 fiancée. 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.
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India Positive
Does it make any difference to the ordinary citizen which party is in power? Whether its a majority or a coalition? What can we do to better job prospects for Indias 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 subjectsfrom education to employment, from GST to infrastructure, from corruption to casteismBhagat 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, weas citizensneed 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.
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The Girl In Room 105
Hi, Im 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 didnt. 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 shouldnt have gone, but I did and my life changed forever. This is not a love story. It is an unlove 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.
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One Indian Girl
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. Okay, maybe two. Now if I were a guy, you'd be cool with it. Since I am a girl, these things don't make me likeable, do they? 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.
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Making India Awesome
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 you practical solutions on how you can do your part to solve them.
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Half Girlfriend
Half Girlfriend is the much-awaited novel by the famous Indian novelist, Chetan Bhagat. It delves into new and different dimensions that relationships have in today’s world. Summary of the Book Madhav is a Bihari boy with big dreams who falls in love with the beautiful Riya, a rich lass from Delhi. There are some fundamental differences between the two. Madhav’s English isn’t all that great, but Riya speaks the best English. Madhav wants Riya to be his girlfriend but Riya disagrees. She wants them to be just friends but he definitely wants more. Riya finally comes up with a suggestion, a compromise – she agrees to become his half-girlfriend! Chetan Bhagat presents a simple and beautiful love story that will move you with all the nuances of a modern-day relationship. It also inspires you to realize your individual dreams. About Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat is a famous contemporary Indian writer, speaker, columnist and novelist. He was born in New Delhi in 1974. Considered one of India's most popular writers of fiction, Chetan Bhagat is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Before becoming a fulltime writer, Chetan worked as an investment banker for a few years. The New York Times called him ‘the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history’. Some of Chetan's other notable works are Five Point Someone, One Night at the Call Centre, 2 States, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, and Revolution 2020. Three of his books have been adapted into Bollywood movies, two of which went on to become massive hit movies: 3 Idiots and Kai Po Che!
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What Young India Wants
In his latest book, What Young India Wants, Chetan Bhagat asks hard questions, demands answers and presents solutions for a better, more prosperous India. Why do our students regularly commit suicide? Why is there so much corruption in India? Cant our political parties ever work together? Does our vote make any difference at all? We love our India, but shouldnt some things be different? All of us have asked these questions at some time or the other. So does Chetan Bhagat, Indias most loved writer, in What Young India Wants, his first book of non-fiction. What Young India Wants is based on Chetan Bhagats 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? Non-fiction 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.
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Revolution 2020
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 create a revolution. The problem was, they both loved the same girl. Welcome to Revolution 2020. A story about childhood friends Gopal, Raghav and Aarti who struggle to find success and love 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? 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?
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The Three Mistakes Of My Life
"फाईव्ह पॉइंट समवन'' आणि "वन नाईट अॅट 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.
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One Night At The Call Centre
लेखकाला रात्रीच्या प्रवासात एक तरुण, देखणी मुलगी सहप्रवासी म्हणून भेटते. वेळ घालवण्यासाठी, ती त्याला एक गोष्ट सांगू इच्छिते, मात्र ती त्याला अट घालते, की त्या गोष्टीवर त्यानं दुसरं पुस्तक लिहायचं. लेखक सुरुवातीला ते मान्य करायला धजत नाही; पण त्याला ती गोष्ट जाणून घ्यायचं औत्सुक्यही असतंच. त्यानंतर ती मुलगी लेखकाला कॉल सेंटरमध्ये काम करणार्‍या सहा लोकांच्या एका रात्रीची कथा सांगते. "फाईव्ह पॉइंट समवन' नंतर चेतन भगत यांचं हे तितकंच चर्चेत आलेलं पुस्तक वाचकांना निश्चितच निराळ्या अनुभवविश्वाची सफर घडवेल. नर्मविनोदाचा सुखद शिडकावा देणारी ही कादंबरी सद्यस्थितीवर भेदकपणे प्रकाश टाकत वाचकांना नक्कीच अंतर्मुख करेल.
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The Story of My Marriage
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, a story about Krish and Ananya. They are from two different states of India, deeply in love and want to get married. Of course, their parents don’t agree. To convert their love story into a love marriage, the couple have a tough battle in front of them. For it is easy to fight and rebel, but it is much harder to convince. Will they make it? From the author of blockbusters Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center and The 3 Mistakes of My Life, comes another witty tale about inter-community marriages in modern India.
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Five Point Someone (फाईव्ह पॉइंट समवन)
राष्ट्रीय स्तरावर 'बेस्टसेलर' ठरलेली हलकीफुलकी कादंबरी. या कादंबरीवर लवकरच चित्रपट बनणार आहे. तुम्हाला या पुस्तकात आयआयटी या भव्यदिव्य स्वप्नाची पूर्ती कशी करावी किंवा तिथे कसा प्रवेश मिळवावा किंवा तिथे कसं तरून जावं याचं मार्गदर्शन मिळणार नाही, पण जर तुमची विचारसरणी 'सरळ' नसेल तर तिथं काय घडू शकेल, ते मात्र नक्की समजेल ! अतिशय तरल विनोदाचा शिडकावा करतानाच अनेक सूक्ष्म गोष्टींवर नेमकं बोट ठेवणार्‍या ओघवत्या कथनशैलीतील वाचनीय कादंबरी. आयआयटी कॅम्पस व कॉलेज-जीवनाची पार्श्वभूमी लालेली ही कादंबरी तीन मित्रांची कथा सांगतानाच आजूबाजूच्या अनेक गोष्टींवर भाष्य करत वाचकाला खिळवून ठेवते आणि एका आगळ्या विश्वाचं भावपूर्ण दर्शन घडवते, ते सुद्धा हलक्याफुलक्या शैलीत. 'फाइव्ह पॉइंट समवन' हे पुस्तक लाट बनू शकेल. - आऊटलुक निखळ मौजेच्या या कादंबरीला दहापैकी दहा - द हिंदू चेतन भगत यांचे हे पहिलेवहिले पुस्तक तुम्हाला आयआयटीच्या मौजेच्या सफरीला नेते. - इकॉनॉमिक टाईम्स आयआयटीचा माजी विद्यार्थी असणारा लेखक त्याच्या पहिल्या कादंबरीत आपल्याला भारतातील सर्वात प्रतिष्ठित इंजिनिअरिंग संस्थांमधील विक्षिप्त व श्रेष्ठ मानणार्‍या जगताची झलक दाखवतो. - इंडियन एक्स्प्रेस
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The 3 Mistakes Of My Life
In late-2000,a young boy in Ahmedabad called Govind dreamt of having a business.To accomodate his friends Ish and Omi's passion,they open a cricket shop.Govind's wants to make money and thinks big.Ish is all about nurturing Ali,the batsman with a rare gift.Omi knows his limited capabiltiies and just wants to be with his friends.However,nothing comes easy in a turbulent city.To realize their goals,they will have to face it all - religious politics,earthquakes,riots,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 centre',comes another dark,witty tale about modern India.
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Five Point Someone
Set in IIT, in the early '90s, Five Point Someone portrays the lives of the protagonist Hari and his two friends Ryan and Alok. It explores the darker side of IIT, one in which students- having worked for years to make it into the institute-struggle to maintain their grades, keep their friends and have some kind of life outside studies. Funny, dark and non-stop, Five Point Someone is the story of three friends whose measly five-point something GPAs come in the way of everything-their friendship, their love life, their future. Will they make it?
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One Night @ The Call Centre
In winter 2004, a writer met a young girl on an overnight train journey. To pass the time, she offered to tell a story. However, she had a condition: that he make it into his second book. He hesitated, but asked what the story was about.The girl said the story was about six people working in a call center, set in one night.She said it was the night they got a phone call. That phone call was from God. Welcome to One Night@ the Call Center is another witty dark novel from the award winning author of the national bestseller Five Point Someone. Are you ready to take the call?