Chetan Bhagat

Chetan Bhagat

A former banker turned author, Chetan Bhagat is credited with having helped extend the reach of literature to a broader audience in India.

Seven years ago an Indian investment banker penned a story of three friends at the Indian Institute of Technology, one of the country’s top schools. Soon after, the book became a best seller, hugely popular among India’s college crowd. Same thing happened a year later, when he published his second novel, this time on the life of call center employees .
The books were “Five Point Someone” (2004) and “One Night @ the Call Center (2005).” The former banker is Chetan Bhagat, an author credited with having helped extend the reach of literature to a broader audience in India. While some critics initially brushed off his success as mere fluke, his lasting popularity proved them wrong. Among the country’s teenagers and twenty-somethings, he is little short of a youth icon. Last year, he even made it in Time magazine’s list of “100 Most Influential People in the World.”
His books have gone on to become Bollywood hits, the most successful of which has been “3 Idiots,” a blockbuster inspired by his first novel starring Aamir Khan.
After tackling the sensitive topic of the Gujarat riots in “The 3 Mistakes of My Life,” (2008) and inter-communal marriages in his “2 States,” Mr. Bhagat’s fifth book is set released in October.

The book, “Revolution 2020,” addresses the hot topic of corruption, a theme that resonates loudly in India in the aftermath of the mass anticorruption protests led by social activist Anna Hazare.

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How to be a good fighter of Life

If you want to succeed in life, you have to be a good fighter. Why? Because you need to fight to get valuable things in life. While you could achieve things without much effort, there is always a price for the precious ones. They not only come to you out of the air.

   The question is: how can we be a good fighter in life? Five things you should do.

   First, you should know what you want. If you do not even know what your goals are, there is no way you can be a good fighter. Without knowing what you want, you can end up getting things wrong. Without knowing what you want, you can also lack the motivation you need to succeed. Just think of a corridor. No matter how good it is a corridor, he is a big problem if he does not know where is the finish line.

   Second, you need to expect failures and prepare for them. This is important because otherwise you may get discouraged when you encounter difficulties along the path. Waiting for failure, you will be able to keep your motivation high when you face challenges. In preparation for the failures, you will be able to quickly get around it and even use them as trampolines.

   Third, you must train intensely alone. Just look at the athletes who are preparing for Olympics. They can expect to get gold without intensive training? I do not think so. Even talented athletes require intensive training for best results. Similarly, you need to intensive training in any field you are working. Discipline has to improve itself.

   Fourthly, you must always do your best on each occasion. Aim to beat your last performance and break your own records. Doing this will push you to move and never rest.

   Fifth, surround yourself with the right people. The trip will be much easier if you have the right people around you. Find people who can encourage you when you're down and remind you when you're wrong. Find people who can complement their skills and knowledge. Together with the right people, you will be able to achieve much more than what you can never achieve it. Applying these five points is not easy, but they will help you be a good fighter and achieve success in life.

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