Chetan Bhagat

About Chetan Bhagat

Chetan Bhagat is a celebrated Indian author and columnist who revolutionized contemporary commercial publishing in India by making English-language literature accessible to the masses. Born in New Delhi in 1974, he earned degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad before working as an investment banker. Bhagat burst onto the literary scene in 2004 with his debut novel, Five Point Someone, which became a nationwide sensation and served as the basis for the blockbuster film 3 Idiots. He sustained this unprecedented commercial momentum with bestsellers including The 3 Mistakes of My Life and 2 States: The Story of My Marriage, both of which were successfully adapted into major feature films. In 2010, Time magazine named him among the World’s 100 Most Influential People in recognition of his widespread socio-literary impact. Beyond fiction, he actively writes popular non-fiction books and influential socio-political opinion columns for major national dailies. His enduring cultural impact resides in democratizing the Indian novel, transforming reading into a widespread pastime for millions of small-town youth across the nation.

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