Book review of 2 state-the story of my marraige
This book review summarizes the novel "2 States" by Chetan Bhagat. It describes the story as following the lives of Krish and Ananya who fall in love while studying at IIM Ahmedabad but face challenges marrying due to being from different states (Delhi and Chennai). The review highlights the humor in Krish convincing his Tamilian in-laws and Ananya winning over Punjabi families. It praises the novel's characterization, empathy for real characters, and portrayal of contrasting cultures in an attractive way. The reviewer indicates they liked how the book addressed social stigmas around intercultural marriages in a relevant manner.
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Book review of 2 state-the story of my marraige
- 1. BOOK REVIEW OF 2 STATES-THE STORY OF MY MARRIAGE -Yagnesh Virani
- 2. This bookis written byChetan Bhagat. ChetanBhagat is born 22thapril1974. He iscompleted his studyin IIT Delhi & IIM Ahmedabad.
- 3. If youre in love and you wantto see everyone smilingonthe big day of your life, you must go for Chetan Bhagatslatest novel Two States it may justbe a rehearsalto your marriage.
- 4. Two statesis an awesome journeyfrom a friendshipto a marriage. The novel followsthe livesof two characters, Ananya & Krish, belonging to differentstates- Chennai & Delhi respectively.
- 5. When their path crossesfor the first time atIIM Ahmedabad , Ananya is fightingwiththe canteen fellowover unhygienic food, andKrish instantly fallsin love with thisgorgeous ladyover a bowl of rasgullas.
- 6. Firstisaboutthe twoprotagonistsfallingin love at the hostel. Life is great for them untiltheir families meet each other. Youwillbe entertainedby the incredible humour ingrainedin this part.
- 7. Secondisa very cute Krishconvincinghis Tamilianin-lawsby crossinga lotof hurdlesfor the sake of his beloved love.
- 8. The thirdphase isaboutthe faircomplexioned MadrasiAnanya, a corporate lady wooingPunjabi familieswithhost ofconfidence & wit.
- 9. The lastcorner is obviouslythe big event of their life, their ultimate bonding - Marriage. The story is aboutmiddle class aspirationwith a lots of humors & ultimatelyan excellentproduct. I am simply awed bythe characterization portrayed withthe right proportionof emotion.
- 10. One can visualizethe entire story to suchan extent that itmakes a reader feel that this is happeningin their life. There is a lotof empathy you can feel with these very real characters.
- 11. The intensityand the beautifuldescriptionabout the contrastmarriages (Punjabi& Tamilian) makes his novel even more attractive.
- 12. The language is subtitled,readable,interesting, and allthe more hilariouswith some reallygood similesand metaphors & very much educational. Cross culture marriagesare stillunacceptablein our society, even though we are livingin the worldsgreatest culture.
- 13. As rightly acknowledgedin the novel, when we accept a familyof a different culturewe are addingvalue to our existingones. Speakingfor myself, I liked Chetansbook andall the issuesof socialstigma raisedin the bookis quite relevant.
- 14. At the endwe all belong toonly one state & thats INDIA.
- 15. Thank You