Chetan Bhagat and Half Girlfriend Synopsis

Chetan Bhagat (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born 22 April 1974) is a

well known Indian Enlish writer! known for his bestsellin about "oun urban #iddle$ class Indians% &haat is also colu#nist for newspapers such as 'he 'i#es of India (in Enl Enlis ish) h) and and ain ainik ik &has &haskar kar (in (in indi indi)! )! wher wheree he writ writes es abou aboutt the the "out "outh! h! care career  er  de*elop#ent and current affairs% In 2++,! 'he -ew .ork 'i#es cited &haat as /the  biest sellin Enlish lanuae no*elist in India0s India0s histor"/% histor"/% Plot summary

'he stor" beins with adha* ha! a bo" fro# u#raon! &ihar! as he co#es to #eet the author 3hetan &haat and lea*es behind a few ournals fro# his half$irlfriend who he thinks to ha*e died% 5hen the author calls hi# back the followin #ornin to narrate his stor"! stor"! he beins with his strules to deal with students in 6t% 6tephens 3ollee% 3ollee% &ein fro# a *illae! adha* is 8uite bad at Enlish% e has co#e for an inter*iew in 6tephens% A ood basketball pla"er! adha* ha #anaes to et ad#ission throuh his sports 8uota% 'he rich and beautiful i"a 6o#ani! a irl fro# elhi! is also selected throuh the sports 8uota% eetin her! as he would call it a twist of fate adha* and i"a beco#e close friends due to their association with basketball% adha* alwa"s wants to #ake her his irlfriend! which she refuses% esperate to et ph"sical with i"a! he de#ands to et  ph"sical with hi#% :ffended b" his obscene ulti#atu# (eti hai to de! warna katle)! i"a  parts co#pan" with hi# and warns hi# not to talk to her an" #ore%% A "ear later! i"a i"a #arries her childhood friend ohan and settles in ondon where ohan has a bi business% ates *isit to so#e schools in &ihar% adha* tries his  best to con*ince >ates to fund his schools de*elop#ent! de*elop #ent! but in order to do so he has to  prepare a speech! preferabl" in Enlish% In the course of his strule! he co#es across i"a! who was alread" a di*orcee% As adha* is in a fi? as to how he would prepare the speech! i"a helps hi#% 'he two are successful in their fundraisin! but! after the speech! i"a lea*es a letter for hi# which sa"s that she has lun cancer% 5ith three #onths left to li*e! i"a lea*es for -ew .ork to

 beco#e a siner! a drea# she wanted to pursue% After three "ears! it is re*ealed fro# i"as ournals that she is ali*e% i"a left no trace of her in India% adha* oes in search of her in -ew .ork and sta"s in his friend 6haileshs apart#ent% After three #onths of  e?tensi*el" searchin! he finds her in a bar workin as a siner! two da"s before lea*in for India% 'he" two #arr" and the stor" sets off% 'he book ends as the author *isits the rural school in u#raon three and a half "ears later; he disco*ers it is bein run successfull" b" adha* and i"a! who now had a son! 6h"a#%