Sardar patel college of Engineering

Book Review on : 2 State: The Story of My Marriage

Name of the author : Chetan Bhagat

Prepared By : Jay Rakeshkumar Patel Guided By : Mrs Heena Solanki

Enrollment Number : 22CE03 Designation : Assistant Professor
Department : Civil Engineering Department: H&AS
Overview of Presentation
➢Title of the book ➢A Brief Summary Of the Book
➢Name of the author ➢Your Review
➢Publication Detail ➢What did you learn from this book?
➢Brief Introduction About Author ➢Recommendation
➢Achievement ➢Conculsion
➢Character ➢References
✓Major character ➢Thank You
✓Minor Character
2 State: The Story Of My Marriage
Publication Detail:
➢Name of the publisher : Rupa Publication Pvt. Ltd
➢Publication Date : 8 October 2009
➢ISBN : 978-81-291-1530-0
➢Media Type : Paperback
 Introduction (About Author) :
➢Chetan Bhagat is an Indian author, columnist and youtuber. He was included
in Time magazine's list of World's 100 Most Influential People in 2010.
➢He is one of the most successful Indian authors who has penned several novels that hit
the market with massive success. He is considered a youth icon rather than just
a novelist or writer. He is also a popular newspaper columnist and writes columns for
many leading newspapers. For him, novels are entertainment tools through which he
expresses his opinions and views about the youth and the society in general. Chetan is
also a motivational speaker and has given many speeches at various organizations and
institutes.
Achievements of Chetan Bhagat:

➢Chetan Bhagat was recognized by IIM Ahmadabad as “The best outgoing student” in
1997.
➢Chetan won the Society Young Achiever’s Award in 2000.He won the Publisher’s
Recognition Award in 2005.
➢He merited a place in the Time Magazine’s list of World’s 100 Most Influential People” in
2010.
➢In 2014, he won Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay for the Bollywood movie “Kai Po
Che”.Chetan won CNN-IBN Award in the field of Entertainment in the year 2014.
➢Most of his books are bestsellers and adapted into successful Bollywood films – Five
Point Someone (2004) – 3 Idiots, One Night At A Call Center (2005) – Hello, The 3
Mistakes Of My Life (2008) – Kai Po Che, 2 States book (2009) – 2 States
Character:
• Major Character:
➢Krish Malhotra
➢Ananya Swaminathan
➢Kavita Mehra Malhotra (Krish mother)
➢Vikram Malhotra(Krish Father)
➢Radha Swaminathan (Ananya mother)
➢Shiv Swaminathan (Ananya Father)
➢ Manju Swaminathan ( Ananya Brother)
• Minor Character
➢Harish (Ananya proposed Husband)
➢Shipra Mehra (krish Aunt)
➢Mohit Oberoi (krish Classmate)
➢Dharmveer (Duke)
➢Rajji Mama
➢Ramanuj
➢Madhu Anand Chandhock (Duke Mother)
About the book:
➢In a nation like India, a love relationship transformed into marriage is no tiny than a
battle conflict. When the two companions of the pair are from two different regions,
things are set to get complicated.
➢This story is about a punjabi- Boy Krish Arora and South Indian Girl Ananya Swaminathan
who meet in the College at IIMA multitude,Ananya gets argument with mess Employeer
and krish help them to settle it.
➢ In retrieval giving up his sweet plate, to Ms. Popular of the university. Quite stable, both
of them fall in love and what emerges is their journey of convincing their parents.
➢The story moves between three towns Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Chennai. While we are
shown just a glance of the main city, the other two are characterized in entire vigor. The
writer intelligently catches the communities of norths and south India. While Krish's
mom and aunt will make you recall all your neighborhood aunties, Ananya's parents are
shown as ordinary mindful Tamilians.
➢Though the story is told from the point of belief of the male protagonist, the novelist
never takes sides and brings out the nicest and the terrible in both towns. Unnecessary
to mention, the book is filled with humor, like a Tamil-speaking Sardar and vocal fights
between Krish and Ananya mommies. The mockery used never fails.
Learning Experience from this Book:
➢The book implicates a wonderful story of a pair belonging to two severe states of India.
The story is understood to be the real-time love story of the book author Chetan Bhagat
and his better half. The novel is sentimental and fascinating to read, as it implicates
mesmerizing chemistry between the pair and their battle to turn their love into a healthy
marriage.

➢It impliates humorous factors as well. The writer has adequately depicted the actual
scenario of Indian Society when it comes to the wedding of two people belonging to
severe communities. Despite living in conservative families, both households eventually
agree on the marriage. Barely it is core in all emotions.
Recommdation:
➢The book 2 State :The story of Marriage .It is the story about a couple coming from two
states in india who face hardships in convincing their parents top approve of their
marriage.
➢I would like to recommend this book because by reading this book we will able to know
culture of the the different state.
➢We will able to know the importance of the marriage ritual.
➢The author has nicely portrayed the real scenario of the Indian society when it comes to
marriage of two people belonging to extreme communities.
Conclusion:
➢The story is narrated from a first person point of view in a humorous tone, often taking
digs at both Tamil and Punjabi cultures.
➢Despite of being a love story, it involves comic factors as well. The author has nicely
portrayed the real scenario of the Indian society when it comes to marriage of two
people belonging to extreme communities.
➢Inspite of being conservative families, both families finally agrees for the marriage of
their children.
➢The end leaves the reader with a smile on their face. The book is a must read for all the
romance lovers and is indeed one of the best novels of Chetan Bhagat.
References:
➢Author Information detail : From Google Wikipedia
➢Author and book cover photo : From Google
➢Book reading : From Library
➢Movies: on hotstar
THANK YOU