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HarperCollins to Publish Chetan Bhagat

HarperCollins to publish

Chetan Bhagat

HarperCollins is delighted to announce its acquisition of four backlist titles by Chetan Bhagat – 3 Fiction: One Arranged Murder, 400 Days, The Girl In Room 105; and 1 Non-fiction: India Positive. More than 12 million copies of his books have sold in print in English and other Indian languages.

Ananth Padmanabhan, CEO, HarperCollins India, says, ‘Chetan is singularly responsible for drawing in millions of youngsters to read a full-length novel in English for the first time, and his books are perennial bestsellers both in English and in Indian languages. His books, which have been adapted for screen, are blockbuster movies, drawing in many more millions with their charming storytelling. Chetan Bhagat is a cornerstone in Indian fiction, and is arguably the most-read Indian writer. We are delighted by the opportunity to publish him here at HarperCollins.’

Author Chetan Bhagat says, ‘I wanted to partner with a publisher who is not just passionate about my books, but also about making India read more. Today, we have to and must make an extra effort to make the young generation continue reading books. Books build concentration power, creativity and are a great source of deep learning. HarperCollins India’s mission aligns with mine – to make India read and enjoy books. That makes me super excited about this partnership.’

ABOUT THE BOOKS

ONE ARRANGED MURDER

First published: September 28, 2020

‘Ever since you found Prerna, I lost my best friend,’ is what I told Saurabh.

Hi, this is Keshav, and my best friend, flatmate, colleague and business

partner, Saurabh, won’t talk to me. Because I made fun of him and his fiancée.

Saurabh and Prerna will be getting married soon. It is an arranged marriage.

However, there is more cheesy romance between them than any love-marriage couple.

On Karva Chauth, she fasted for him. She didn’t eat all day. In the evening, she called him and waited on the terrace for the moon and for Saurabh to break her fast. Excited, Saurabh ran up the steps of her three-storey house.

But when he reached…

Welcome to One Arranged Murder, an unputdownable thriller from India’s highest-selling author.

A story about love, friendship, family and crime, One Arranged Murder will keep you entertained and hooked right till the end. Are you coming for the Murder?

400 DAYS

First published: October 8, 2021

‘My daughter Siya was kidnapped. Nine months ago,’ Alia said.

The police had given up. They called it a cold case. Even the rest of her family had stopped searching.

Alia wouldn’t stop looking, though. She wanted to know if I could help her.

Hi, I am Keshav Rajpurohit and I am a disappointment to everyone around me. I live with my parents, who keep telling me how I should

a) get married

b) focus on my IPS exams

c) meet more people and

d) close my detective agency

But Alia Arora, neighbour and ex-model, wanted my help. And I couldn’t take my eyes off her face … I mean, her case.

Welcome to 400 Days. A mystery and romance story like none other. An unputdownable tale of suspense, human relationships, love, friendship, the crazy world we live in and, above all, a mother’s determination to never give up.

From India’s highest-selling author comes a page-turner that will not only keep you glued to the story but also touch you deeply.

THE GIRL IN ROOM 105

First published: October 9, 2018

Hi, I’m Keshav, and my life is screwed.

I hate my job and my girlfriend left me.

Ah, the beautiful Zara. Zara is from Kashmir. She is a Muslim. And did

I tell you my family is a bit, well, traditional? Anyway, leave that.

Zara and I broke up four years ago. She moved on in life.

I didn’t.

I drank every night to forget her. I called, messaged, and stalked her on social media.

She just ignored me.

However, that night, on the eve of her birthday, Zara messaged me.

She called me over, like old times, to her hostel room 105.

I shouldn’t have gone, but I did… and my life changed forever.

This is not a love story. It is an unlove story.

From the author of Five Point Someone and 2 States comes a fast-paced, funny and unputdownable thriller about obsessive love and finding purpose in life against the backdrop of contemporary India.

INDIA POSITIVE

First published: May 2, 2019

Does it make any difference to the ordinary citizen which party is in power? Whether it’s a majority or a coalition? What can we do to better job prospects for India’s youth? How can we create a more equal society? How do we create more world-class educational institutes? What can we do about social media warriors and trolls?

In India Positive, bestselling author and columnist Chetan Bhagat brings together essays that work as a manifesto for change. Examining a gamut of subjects – from education to employment, from GST to infrastructure, from corruption to casteism – Bhagat reflects on what we can do right in order to move forward and become a truly modern, progressive country. He expresses in these pages his belief that, if we want to see reform, we – as citizens – need to be the solution. If our country is to shine, Bhagat says, we need to stand up and be ‘India Positive Citizens’.

In a world ridden with negativity, these simply written, perceptive and solution-driven essays are a must-read for anyone invested in the present and future of India.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chetan Bhagat is the author of ten bestselling novels, which have sold over twelve million copies and have been translated into over twenty languages worldwide. The New York Times has called him ‘the biggest selling author in India’s history’. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and Fast Company USA named him one of the 100 most creative people in business worldwide. Many of Chetan’s books have been adapted into films and were major Bollywood blockbusters. He is also a Filmfare award-winning screenplay writer. Chetan writes columns for The Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, which are among India’s most influential and widely read newspapers. He is also one of the country’s leading motivational speakers. He is active on various social media platforms, where his combined following runs into crores. Chetan went to college at IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, after which he worked in investment banking for a decade before quitting his job to become a full-time writer.

You can connect with Chetan here:

· www.facebook.com/chetanbhagat.fanpage

· www.instagram.com/chetanbhagat

· www.twitter.com/chetan_bhagat 

ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS INDIA

HarperCollins India publishes some of the finest writers from the Indian Subcontinent and around the world, publishing approximately 200 new books every year, with a print and digital catalogue of more than 2,000 titles across 10 imprints. Its authors have won almost every major literary award including the Man Booker Prize, JCB Prize, DSC Prize, New India Foundation Award, Atta Galatta Prize, Shakti Bhatt Prize, Gourmand Cookbook Award, Publishing Next Award, Tata Literature Live! Award, Gaja Capital Business Book Prize, BICW Award, Sushila Devi Award, Sahitya Akademi Award and Crossword Book Award. HarperCollins India also represents some of the finest publishers in the world including Harvard University Press, Gallup Press, Oneworld, Bonnier Zaffre, Usborne, Dover and Lonely Planet. HarperCollins India is now the recipient of five Publisher of the Year Awards – In 2021 and 2015 at the Publishing Next Industry Awards, and in 2021, 2018 and 2016 at Tata Literature Live. HarperCollins India is a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers.

For reviews, excerpts, interviews and more information, please contact:

shabnam.srivastava@harpercollins.co.in

 

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