BIO SKETCH OF Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat
Chetan Bhagat' (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality and motivational speaker, known for his English-language dramedy novel's about young urban middle-class Indians.
A noted public intellectual, Bhagat also writes columns about the youth, career development[1] and current affairs.[2][3] for The Times of India (in English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).
Bhagat's novels have sold over a total of seven million copies. In 2008, The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history".[4][5] Movies based on Bhagat's novels include 3 Idiots, which held the record for thehighest-grossing Bollywood movie ever made.
Bhagat's screenwriting efforts have included the dramedies Kai Po Che! (2013) and 2 States (2014) and the action-superhero movieKick (2014). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the 59th Filmfare Awards in January 2014.
Early life, Education and Early Career...[edit]
Chetan Bhagat was born in Delhi in a Punjabi family,[6] his father was an army officer and his mother was a government employee in the agricultural department.
Bhagat attended the Hindi High School, Dhaula Kuan, which he graduated from in 1991. He received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1995 and his MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1997.
He worked in Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong as an Investment Banker for nearly a decade, and wrote Five Point Someone while still in Hong Kong, before moving to Mumbai to focus full-time on his writing career.
He is married to a Tamilian girl[7] Anusha Suryanarayanan, who was his classmate in IIM Ahmedabad.[8]
Career[edit]
Chetan Bhagat is the author of bestselling novels, Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009),Revolution 2020 (2011), What Young India Wants
Chetan Bhagat' (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality and motivational speaker, known for his English-language dramedy novel's about young urban middle-class Indians.
A noted public intellectual, Bhagat also writes columns about the youth, career development[1] and current affairs.[2][3] for The Times of India (in English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).
Bhagat's novels have sold over a total of seven million copies. In 2008, The New York Times cited Bhagat as "the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history".[4][5] Movies based on Bhagat's novels include 3 Idiots, which held the record for thehighest-grossing Bollywood movie ever made.
Bhagat's screenwriting efforts have included the dramedies Kai Po Che! (2013) and 2 States (2014) and the action-superhero movieKick (2014). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for Kai Po Che! at the 59th Filmfare Awards in January 2014.
Early life, Education and Early Career...[edit]
Chetan Bhagat was born in Delhi in a Punjabi family,[6] his father was an army officer and his mother was a government employee in the agricultural department.
Bhagat attended the Hindi High School, Dhaula Kuan, which he graduated from in 1991. He received his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1995 and his MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1997.
He worked in Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong as an Investment Banker for nearly a decade, and wrote Five Point Someone while still in Hong Kong, before moving to Mumbai to focus full-time on his writing career.
He is married to a Tamilian girl[7] Anusha Suryanarayanan, who was his classmate in IIM Ahmedabad.[8]
Career[edit]
Chetan Bhagat is the author of bestselling novels, Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009),Revolution 2020 (2011), What Young India Wants