At first, Krish tries to convince his girlfriend Ananya's parents by helping Ananya's brother Manju IIT tuition and by helping her father Swaminathan create his first PowerPoint presentation. Both graduate and get jobs with serious plans for their wedding. Ananya was tagged as the 'Best girl of the fresher batch'. The story begins in the IIM Ahmedabad mess hall where Krish, a Punjabi boy from Delhi sights a beautiful girl Ananya, a Tamilian from Chennai quarreling with the mess staff about the food. It is narrated from a first-person point of view in a humorous tone, often taking digs at both Tamil and Punjabi cultures. The story is about a couple Krish and Ananya, who hail from two states of India, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, respectively, who are deeply in love and want to marry.

This is his fourth book after Five Point Someone, One Night the Call Center and The Three Mistakes of My Life.Ģ States: The Story of My Marriage is autobiographical with only names changed. Bhagat wrote this novel after quitting his job as an investment banker. It is the story about a couple coming from two states in India, who face hardships in convincing their parents to approve of their marriage. Bhagat's novels have sold over seven million copies and in 2008, The New York Times quoted Bhagat as 'the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history.2 States: The Story of My Marriage commonly known as 2 States is a 2009 novel written by Chetan Bhagat. About the AuthorĬhetan Bhagat is an Indian author, columnist and screenwriter, who is popularly known for his English-language novels, mostly based on the lives of young urban middle class Indians. The book details the quintessential Indian parents, the way marriages generally work in India and the two varied cultures beautifully it also goes on to show that far beyond religion and creed, love keeps fighting for its place. This is more because, in India, it is easy to fall in love but tricky to convert that love into a love marriage. The journey that the couple takes from being romantically involved to getting married is full of twists and turns. But the persuasion takes a lot more than just a few words. They embark on a journey of convincing their parents for the marriage.

But with the end of college and beginning of a career, the question of marriage does not stand far away. Miles apart in distance and custom, Krish and Ananya’s love blossoms within the confines of their college walls. This is a story of a love affair between two IIM students hailing from two different states, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. This fun-filled love story that gets complicated when the question of marriage comes up, is a loose adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s own marriage. Adapted as a hit film, this book is the fourth in Bhagat’s list of novels and also the fourth one to be adapted as a movie.

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