Bhagat is the author of four bestselling novels, Five Point Someone
(2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life
(2008) , 2 States (2009) & Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption,
Ambition. All five books have remained bestsellers since their release
and two have inspired Bollywood films (including the hit film 3 Idiots).
In 2008, The New York Times called Bhagat "the biggest selling English
language novelist in India's history". Bhagat, a graduate of Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and IIM 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 also favoured the forming
of a system similar to the Lokpal as early as January 2011 through his
articles.
Bhagat writes op-ed columns for English and Hindi newspapers, including The Guardian, The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth and issues based on national development.Bhagat is also a motivational speaker and has given talks in leading multinational corporations and other institutions. He quit his international investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing.
Books
* Five Point Someone (May, 2004)
* One Night @ the Call Center (October, 2005)
* The 3 Mistakes of My Life (May, 2008)
* 2 States: The Story of My Marriage (October, 2009)
* Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition (October, 2011)
Bhagat writes op-ed columns for English and Hindi newspapers, including The Guardian, The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, focusing on youth and issues based on national development.Bhagat is also a motivational speaker and has given talks in leading multinational corporations and other institutions. He quit his international investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing.
Books
* Five Point Someone (May, 2004)
* One Night @ the Call Center (October, 2005)
* The 3 Mistakes of My Life (May, 2008)
* 2 States: The Story of My Marriage (October, 2009)
* Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition (October, 2011)
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