2 states-A REVIEW

As we know all, Chethan Bhagat is an excellent wordsmith of Indian English writings. Through his past three books, he becomes the best selling English novelist in Indian history. Also some of the Bollywood films got inspired by his stories and they made his stories into life.

         

As earlier, his recent novel, 2 states is an another outstanding piece of fiction. His rare ability of miscellany of his stories with his own life incidents is highly exaggerated in this book too. Hence, this fiction stands very close to reality and life style. The Author an IITD/IIMA graduate, always include his past experiences from the above top ranked collages, which is an another reason for his demand among the youths in India.

         

In the story, two states, Bhagat amusingly narrate the story of Krish, a Punjabi who got feelings on his fellow classmate in IIM Ananya, a Tamil Brahmin girl. As the narration goes deeper, they both understood themselves and planned to get married.

         

But, the mammoth problem in front of them was their families. In India even though the pairs belongs to same religion, their caste, state and status play a major role in the marriages. The Author himself found it as a social evil present in the modern Indian Society.

The story also gives us a clear cut image of broken father-son relation and their reunification, which is also commonly observed in modern Indian families. Narration ends in a pleasant climax in which Krish and Ananya get married and Krish’s father becomes the crucial icon to organize their interstate marriage. A moral which we can extract from this entire work is………“By languages, cast and state we are many…but as a Nation, we are one” 
                                                           By Lijo P James
                                                                 JNV Mysore
                                                                 (2007-11)