Though the story is told from the point of view of the male protagonist, the writer never takes sides and brings out the best and the worst in both the communities. While Krish’s mom and aunt will make you remember all your neighbourhood aunties, Ananya’s parents are shown as typical conservative Tamilians. The writer intelligently captures the cultures of north and south India. While we are shown just a glimpse of the first city, the other two are described in full vigour. The story moves between three cities – Ahmedabad, Delhi and Chennai (with a snapshot in Goa). The fact that the book is somewhat inspired from his own life, makes it more believable, and consequently popular among his fans. As anticipated, 2 States was a bestseller as well.
Here in India, the record breaking success of his books and the movies based on them conveys all. The New York Times called him the biggest-selling English-language novelist in India’s history.
Though there are numerous issues in his books and his style of writing, but we can’t dispute the fact that this man has changed the face of Indian reading. Quite predictably, both of them fall in love and what follows is their journey of convincing their parents.Ĭhetan Bhagat is one of my favourite authors. Ananya gets into a tiff with the mess worker, and Krish helps both of them to settle it, in return sacrificing his sweet dish, to the Ms. The story opens when Punjabi-boy Krish Arora, meets Tamil-Brahmin-girl Ananya Swaminathan in the IIMA mess, where they are both studying. Chetan Bhagat’s fourth novel, 2 States, revolves around this theme – way before Chennai Express was in the works! When the two halves of the couple are from two opposite regions, things are set to get tricky. In country like India, a love affair converted into marriage is no less than a battle won. A love story between North and South, Chetan Bhagat's 2 States is an easy, entertaining read.
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