Chetan Bhagat

Who is Chetan Bhagat?

Chetan Bhagat, is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, and speaker. Bhagat is the author of bestselling novels, Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, 2 States, Revolution 2020, and What Young India Wants. All the books have remained bestsellers since their release and four have inspired Bollywood films. In 2008, The New York Times called Bhagat "the biggest selling English language". Bhagat, an alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, is seen more as a youth icon than as an author. Time magazine named him as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Bhagat writes op-ed columns for popular English and Hindi newspapers, including The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth, career and issues based on national development. Bhagat voices his opinion frequently at leading events. He quit his investment banking career in 2009, to focus on writing.