Chetan has actually tried out an entirely different layout for the book, quite different from the usual crop. I’d clearly vote for ‘Two states’ as the most endearing work by this youth icon writer. 😀 Yes, the first thing that strikes you is the endearing quality of the prose. I was actually smiling for at least two of the three and a half -odd hours spent on Two States. Their carefully-crafted plans suffer occasional hindrances and at one point in time, the entire affair goes topsy turvy but things magically (I repeat, magically) get sorted out with the typical, happily-ever-after-Bhagat-climax. Krish gets himself posted in Citibank chennai, where Ananya is working with HLL, and sets the ball rolling. The hurdles seem insurmountable in the beginning – jarring differences between their parents, their cultures and the language barrier being the reasons.
Love blossoms, and by the time the duo pass out of college, they’ve decided to get married to each other. A rendezvous at the college canteen bonds them together, and in a matter of weeks (or rather, days) the duo are sleeping together in hostel rooms. Two protagonists – Krish Malhotra (a punjabi) and Ananya Swaminathan (a tamilian) are classmates at IIM Ahmedabad.
The storyline of the book is predictable from the feel-good titling itself. ‘Two States’ catapults the 35 year old author to the top rung of all Indian authors in English.
Fact is, it actually took him three years to graduate to being a full-time writer. More than a youth icon, he’s become a celebrity himself. Three books and one movie strong, Chetan Bhagat has indeed become a name to reckon with.
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