He spent most of his time at the Goldman Sachs office in writing, completing and revising drafts of his first novel, Five Point Someone. Despite being unhappy with his boss, he stayed on and kept this boss in mind when he characterised the villain in his second novel One Night the Call Center. His next job was as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs at their Hong Kong office. However, he lost this job within six months as the company closed its operations in 1998. Career Banking Īfter graduating with a masters of business administration degree in 1998, Chetan was placed through his campus at Peregrine Investments Holdings in Canada. They have two twin sons named Shyam Bhagat and Ishaan Bhagat. One of his novels, ' 2 States' was inspired by his real-life love story. He met her during their college days at IIM. Personal life Ĭhetan married Anusha Suryanarayan in 1998.

In June 2018, IIMA awarded him the 'Young Alumni Achiever's Awards 2018' in the Art & Entertainment category. īhagat then went on to pursue an Masters of Business Administration degree in marketing from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) and graduated in 1997. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1995 as a 9+ pointer. This encouraged him to write more in the coming years.

He used to write articles for the literary magazine of his school and seeing his name printed on the magazine as a writer gave him intense pleasure. His love for writing began during his school years. He claims to have been an average student at 15. He was schooled at the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan. His father served as a lieutenant colonel in the Indian Army and his mother worked as a scientist in Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. Five of his novels have been adapted into films.īhagat grew up in a traditional Punjabi Hindu family. He was included in Time magazine's list of World's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author, columnist and YouTuber.

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