Chetan Bhagat

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Chetan Bhagat is a prominent Indian author, columnist, and motivational speaker.
He writes op-ed pieces for major English and Hindi newspapers, focusing on youth issues and national development.
Bhagat's popularity extends beyond his writing career, as he is widely regarded as a youth icon in India.
After graduating from IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, he left his international investment banking career in 2009 to pursue writing full-time.
The New York Times recognized him as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India's history" in 2008.
Bhagat's influence extends to corporate and institutional settings, where he delivers motivational talks.

Books by Chetan Bhagat

Five Point Someone

by Chetan Bhagat

At India's top engineering college, three failing friends sign a blood pact to beat the system.

3.43

93k+

🎓 Indian Campus Novel 📚 Academic Pressure 🫂 Found Family ✊ Rebellious Underdogs 💕 Forbidden Romance

Immersive

Five Point Someone

At India's top engineering college, three failing friends sign a blood pact to beat the system.

by Chetan Bhagat 2004 267 pages

3.43

93k+ ratings

🎓 Indian Campus Novel 📚 Academic Pressure 🫂 Found Family ✊ Rebellious Underdogs 💕 Forbidden Romance

11 Rules For Life

by Chetan Bhagat • 2024

The system is stacked against you. Here are the rules for climbing anyway.

4.22

500+

🪜 Class Mobility 💰 Personal Finance 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Dopamine Science 🐢 Incremental Progress

Immersive

11 Rules For Life

The system is stacked against you. Here are the rules for climbing anyway.

by Chetan Bhagat 2024 221 pages

4.22

500+ ratings

🪜 Class Mobility 💰 Personal Finance 📈 Career Strategy ⚡ Dopamine Science 🐢 Incremental Progress

2 States

by Chetan Bhagat • 2009

Two MBA students from opposite ends of India fall in love. Their families are not celebrating.

3.44

98k+

💕 Cross-Cultural Romance 🎓 Campus Love Story 👪 Parental Opposition 💍 Intercultural Wedding 🇮🇳 Modern India

2 States

Two MBA students from opposite ends of India fall in love. Their families are not celebrating.

by Chetan Bhagat 2009 269 pages

3.44

98k+ ratings

💕 Cross-Cultural Romance 🎓 Campus Love Story 👪 Parental Opposition 💍 Intercultural Wedding 🇮🇳 Modern India

The 3 Mistakes of My Life

by Chetan Bhagat • 2008

Three friends bet everything on a Muslim cricket prodigy in Gujarat. Then the riots begin.

3.07

79k+

🏏 Cricket Fiction 💔 Forbidden Romance 👥 Found Family 🌟 Mentor And Prodigy 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

The 3 Mistakes of My Life

Three friends bet everything on a Muslim cricket prodigy in Gujarat. Then the riots begin.

by Chetan Bhagat 2008 258 pages

3.07

79k+ ratings

🏏 Cricket Fiction 💔 Forbidden Romance 👥 Found Family 🌟 Mentor And Prodigy 🌅 Bittersweet Ending

Revolution 2020

by Chetan Bhagat • 2011

He builds a college on bribes after failing. The woman he loves and his best friend expose him.

3.12

66k+

💘 Love Triangle 💔 Unrequited Love 💰 Systemic Corruption 📰 Social Critique 🌅 Redemption Arc

Revolution 2020

He builds a college on bribes after failing. The woman he loves and his best friend expose him.

by Chetan Bhagat 2011 296 pages

3.12

66k+ ratings

💘 Love Triangle 💔 Unrequited Love 💰 Systemic Corruption 📰 Social Critique 🌅 Redemption Arc

One Night at the Call Center

by Chetan Bhagat • 2005

God calls a Gurgaon call center one night, challenging six workers to change their lives.

2.54

61k+

🏢 Corporate Satire 💞 Second Chance Romance 👪 Found Family 📞 Divine Intervention ✊ Workplace Rebellion

One Night at the Call Center

God calls a Gurgaon call center one night, challenging six workers to change their lives.

by Chetan Bhagat 2005 320 pages

2.54

61k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Satire 💞 Second Chance Romance 👪 Found Family 📞 Divine Intervention ✊ Workplace Rebellion

Half Girlfriend

by Chetan Bhagat • 2014

Rejected by a guarded Delhi girl, a Bihari boy searches the globe to win her back.

3.13

54k+

🎓 Campus Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance 🗣️ Language Barrier

Half Girlfriend

Rejected by a guarded Delhi girl, a Bihari boy searches the globe to win her back.

by Chetan Bhagat 2014 260 pages

3.13

54k+ ratings

🎓 Campus Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance 🗣️ Language Barrier

One Indian Girl

by Chetan Bhagat • 2016

A banker's Goa wedding stalls: three men want her, none of them wants all of her.

3.30

38k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 💼 Ambitious Heroine ⚖️ Career Vs Love 🫣 Self-Deprecating Voice

One Indian Girl

A banker's Goa wedding stalls: three men want her, none of them wants all of her.

by Chetan Bhagat 2016 272 pages

3.30

38k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔺 Love Triangle 💼 Ambitious Heroine ⚖️ Career Vs Love 🫣 Self-Deprecating Voice

The Girl in Room 105

by Chetan Bhagat • 2018

A tutor discovers his ex-girlfriend murdered in her hostel room and is named the prime suspect.

3.57

25k+

🎓 Campus Murder 🕌 Interfaith Romance 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕷️ Toxic Obsession 👥 Loyal Sidekick

The Girl in Room 105

A tutor discovers his ex-girlfriend murdered in her hostel room and is named the prime suspect.

by Chetan Bhagat 2018 304 pages

3.57

25k+ ratings

🎓 Campus Murder 🕌 Interfaith Romance 🔍 Amateur Sleuths 🕷️ Toxic Obsession 👥 Loyal Sidekick

What Young India Wants

by Chetan Bhagat • 2012

A bestselling novelist's urgent call for young Indians to reshape a nation stuck in old habits.

3.26

9k+

🇮🇳 Indian Society 🏛️ Indian Politics 🔍 Anti-Corruption ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🏫 Indian Education

What Young India Wants

A bestselling novelist's urgent call for young Indians to reshape a nation stuck in old habits.

by Chetan Bhagat 2012 181 pages

3.26

9k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Society 🏛️ Indian Politics 🔍 Anti-Corruption ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🏫 Indian Education

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