Chetan Bhagat - 400 Days

400 Days Chetan Bhagat is the author of ten best-selling novels, which have sold over twelve million copies and have been translated into over twenty languages worldwide. Twitter|Facebook|Instagram|Website|

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400 Days Chetan Bhagat is the author of ten best-selling 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 Indias 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 Chetans 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 Indias most influential and widely read newspapers. He is also one of the countrys 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.

To my mother, and all the other mothers in the world This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organisations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Text copyright 2021 Chetan Bhagat All rights reserved.

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Hi all, Ever since my first book, I have had tremendous support from my readers. Even today, you have chosen to read my book. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. To be read in a world flooded with social media, video content and other digital distractions is a real privilege and you have made it possible.

Thank you! Several people helped me with this book. These include: Shinie Antony, my editor and friend for nearly two decades. Her guidance and support are invaluable. The group of early readers who gave wonderful feedback on the manuscript. (Alphabetically) Ameeta Chebbi, Anjli Khurana, Anusha Bhagat, Ayesha Khan, Bhakti Bhat, Ishaan Bhagat, Mahua Roy, Melody Toh, N andini Mehra, Prateek Dhawan, Ranodeb Roy, Santhosh M.V., Shalini Raghavan, Shameeli Sinha, Sinjini Das, Trisha Vasudeva, Virali Panchamia and Zitin Dhawan. Thank you all for your help and suggestions for the book.

Thank you all also for being there for me whenever I needed you. The editors at Westland. The entire marketing, sales and production teams at Amazon and Westland. To all the online delivery boys and girls who put the book in my readers hands. Thank you for all your hard work, particularly in these testing times. Rddler and Cadzbuddy for making me popular.

My social media followers, including those on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Those who love me. Even those who dont. I am thankful to all of you. My family- a pillar of support in my life. My mother Rekha Bhagat, my wife Anusha Bhagat, and my children Shyam and Ishaan.

My brother Ketan and nephew Rian. My in-laws Suryanarayan Annaswamy and Kalpana Suryanarayan. My brother-in-law Anand, my sister-inlaw Poornima, and their children Ananya and Karan. Thank you all for being there. With that, you are invited to 400 Days !

I hate this stupid UPSC exam, I said, tossing my pen onto the table. I read the exam question from a previous years General Studies paper again.

Locate the following places on a map of India and write about their significance:

• a) Karakoram Range
• b) Gadchiroli
• c) Tawang
• d) Malkangiri
• e) Jaitapur

While I couldnt locate any of the places on the map of India, I could definitely locate a niggling feeling in my stomach. It told me my IPS preparations were crap. I only had two attempts left before I reached the upper age limit of thirty-two years for the exam. My dream of becoming an IPS officer was going to be flushed down the Karakoram Range and get lost somewhere between Malkan-giri and Jaitapur, wherever the hell those places were. Teas ready, my mother called out from the living room. I ignored her.

I wanted to be an IPS officer instead of running a tiny detective agency like I was doing at present. As a senior cop, I could solve a lot more crimes and help society. Noble, right? The problem is, the tough UPSC exam for civil services doesnt give a damn about nobility. Over a million people apply. Among those, a general category student like me has to achieve a top-500 rank if they want an IPS seat. This is insane, I said, shoving away my textbook.