Simplistic Review of Revolution 2020: by Chetan Bhagat

Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition (2011)

This is a 2011 novel by Chetan Bhagat. Its story is concerned with a love triangle, corruption and a journey of self-discovery. Revolution 2020 has addressed the issue of how private coaching institutions exploit aspiring engineering students and how parents put their lifetime's earnings on stake for these classes so that their children can crack engineering exams and change the fortunate of the family. While a handful accomplish their dreams others sink into disaster. The book is available as an Audio book on Amazon.

The author stated that the novel is based on the "rampant corruption" apparent in the Indian youth educational system, with the choice of Varanasi as a setting emerging through "a special connection to the city" following his visit. He further said "it is one of our oldest cities, and people there now have modern aspirations. I thought the contrast would be interesting. The city also has a lot of character."

About Book:  An easy read. If you don't already know about India's educational cramming system and the all-pervasive corruption involved in setting up crammer colleges, it provides bit of an eye-opener. If you do already know, or suspect, you're likely to relish the humour with which Bhagat traces the rise of his ne'er do well anti-hero from exam failure to success as director of an engineering college.However, the simplicity of style means that the book cannot really qualify as a literary classic. Characters were slight. I didn't predict what the outcome of the story would be: in fact I thought things were going to take a much bleaker turn. If they had, I think this would have made it a much more powerful book. So, it's satire, but not the most disturbing of satire. The prologue and epilogue were ineffective, and not having them might have improved things. Also, a spot of editing was needed to make sure that the appropriate verb tenses were used throughout.In summary, an accessibly presented tour of an important issue which might prompt some important people into action. Certainly worth reading, but not a literary classic. First of all let me tell you i am not a novel reading person but my friend recommended it , so i gave it a shot.And I was stunned.

Synopsis

Chetan Bhagat has tried to create his style of love story with a strong message relevant to the present and has botched up both. The novel proceeds through a fairly linear plot. While that can be good at times, it provides very little scope for the reader to get a better view from other perspectives and hence the plot is as shallow as it could be. Incidents between the protagonist and his love interest is so clichéd and would be predictable even for those who haven’t read Chetan Bhagat’s previous better books.This book follows the story of two friends separated by their ambitions and passions yet connected by their love for the same girl. While Gopal, who has experienced the harsh realities of life due to poverty aspires to become rich, his friend Raghav is a boy from a well-off family who desires to "revolutionize" India by fighting corruption.

Title:	Revolution 2020
Author:	Chetan Bhagat
Genre:	Novel
Written:	2011
Length:	296 pages
Availability:	Revolution 2020 - US
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Chetan Bhagat  :-Chetan Bhagat writes op-ed columns for English and Hindi newspapers, including 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 MNCs and other institutions. He quit his international investment banking career in 2009, to devote his entire time to writing.

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

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