Gloom and panic seize fans. Publishers fear this could be the last nail in India’s literary coffin.
Renowned author, Chetan Bhagat, today admitted that he did not know what to write about anymore. “I’ve exhausted all the mundanely commercial possibilities that one can write about. I’ve written about college, working in call centers and getting married. Recently, I even tried writing a non-fictional book.” Bhagat’s latest book “What Young India wants” has met with withering criticism, with the phrase “horse dung” occurring repeatedly in reviews. When asked, Bhagat responded, “Horse manure is, in a sense, hovering all around us, waiting to invade our consciousness. It takes a certain type of mind to get hold of it and inject it into the public consciousness under the right sociological conditions. If you look at it thus, my book is a highly creative effort. But, truth be told, there’s only so much of horse excreta going around. Dude, I’m now at the deep end of the pool and have nowhere left to go.”
This announcement was met with widespread dismay and panic by Bhagat’s millions of fans on Facebook. “What am I now supposed to buy when I’m looking for a ridiculously watered down read for less than a hundred rupees?,” posted a fan, which immediately received over a hundred thousand likes on the social network. A top publisher, under the condition of anonymity, revealed that she was in discussions with Bhagat on his next book. “More than Chetan, we publishers know what young India wants. They need more horse dung. So, we’ve asked Chetan to compile all the fan posts on his Facebook page into a book, which can then be sold back to the fans. We will be trying very hard to push our luck as far as humanly possible,” she added.
The What Ho! report: Headlines, baseless rumors and no news whatsoever. We read the Times of India so you shouldn’t have to.
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C Bags was full of air anyway. We were seriously considering to miss his writings when he comes up with this. However, he will be missed in certain circles, mine included not. Those who tend not to miss him are going to be hit the most- that too under the belt of the Vindhyas, north of the line. Period. people would probably like that word.
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I think Chetan Bhagat is a well meaning citizen. I admire the way he has reached out to young India. More power to him, and I hope he uses the power responsibly.
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C Bags was full of air anyway. We were seriously considering to miss his writings when he comes up with this. However, he will be missed in certain circles, mine included not. Those who tend not to miss him are going to be hit the most- that too under the belt of the Vindhyas, north of the line. Period. people would probably like that word.
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I think Chetan Bhagat is a well meaning citizen. I admire the way he has reached out to young India. More power to him, and I hope he uses the power responsibly.
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Oh So this is where the famous Laughing Gas dwells? Nice 🙂
I like Chetan Bhagat for one thing, he got many young Indians to open a book and read, despite the dwindling number of book readers in the younger generation. HIs content being simple, endeared him to the masses and perhaps serves as a source of encouragement for all the budding authors there.
Just so you know, a big fan of your FB page. Amazing updates there 😉
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Oh no, I've been tracked down! Thanks Ashwini for your kind words. Do keep visiting and reading and commenting here and on the FB page!
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Oh So this is where the famous Laughing Gas dwells? Nice 🙂
I like Chetan Bhagat for one thing, he got many young Indians to open a book and read, despite the dwindling number of book readers in the younger generation. HIs content being simple, endeared him to the masses and perhaps serves as a source of encouragement for all the budding authors there.
Just so you know, a big fan of your FB page. Amazing updates there 😉
Ashwini
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Oh no, I've been tracked down! Thanks Ashwini for your kind words. Do keep visiting and reading and commenting here and on the FB page!
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Chetan Bhagat has inspired many youngsters to read so points for that.
Else for the rest he can be safely avoided.
Nice post esp the disclaimer.
The What Ho! report: Headlines, baseless rumors and no news whatsoever. We read the Times of India so you shouldn’t have to.
But i have a query: should it be "We read the TOI so that you don't have to"
Just wondering.
Please correct me if i am thinking grammatically incorrectly.
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Chetan Bhagat has inspired many youngsters to read so points for that.
Else for the rest he can be safely avoided.
Nice post esp the disclaimer.
The What Ho! report: Headlines, baseless rumors and no news whatsoever. We read the Times of India so you shouldn’t have to.
But i have a query: should it be "We read the TOI so that you don't have to"
Just wondering.
Please correct me if i am thinking grammatically incorrectly.
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