Chetan Bhagat’s “2 states - The story of my marriage”
The book surely sounds like a true story; of the author’s of course. But here is Bhagat’s clever disclaimer, “The story is inspired by my own family and experiences. However this book should be seen as a work of fiction”. The story is all about two II M-A graduates Krish and Ananya who belong to 2 different states of Punjab and Tamil Nadu respectively. The former is also an II T graduate, lives in Delhi and hates his army dad to the core. The latter is a Tamil Brahmin who outstandingly loves chicken and beer (does being an II M graduate have anything to do with that?) After madly in love for two years, they decide to get married. They have got to convince their two very different families as they don’t want to elope. But things aren’t so easy. Their efforts to make their folks like each other, goes in vain. But the determined couple doesn’t let go of the situation just like that. Boy makes the girl’s family like him and girl tries to impress the boy’s family. Though...