Description
One Indian Girl is about a girl named Radhika Mehta who is an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Once a nerd by nature, she is now all set to get hitched to Brijesh Gulati and arrives for her destination wedding in Goa. However, as the D-Day looms closer, she discovers that marrying Gulati is not as easy as it seems. Soon, one by one, things start to get messy and threaten to fall apart? Can Radhika get herself out of this mess or will it be the end of the road for her? Read One Indian Girl and find out.
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
Product Dimensions : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm; 200 g
Release date : 29 July 2024
Studio : Generic
ASIN : 0325636052
Country of Origin : India
Manufacturer : Generic, Rupa Publications India
Packer : Rupa Publications India
Importer : Rupa Publications India
Item Weight : 200 g
Item Dimensions LxWxH : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 Centimeters
Net Quantity : 1 Piece
Generic Name : Book
Customer Reviews: 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (28,103) var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
pankaj lathwal –
amazing story
I just love.. chetan bhagat stories… lil comedy a lot of romance…. And a good story .. this is one of the best
Writing Buddha –
Finally Chetan Bhagat displayed 0.75% of his PREVIOUS BEST!!!
CHETAN BHAGAT- A name that urged Indians to read more than a decade ago. I started reading novels after knowing about the humorous contents his books has. And after that I make sure that I read his books the first day after its release before someone else starts giving the review. Generally people believe in giving negative reviews to his book to prove themselves intellectual, literati or whatever! The last book that made me feel that it’s the Chetan Bhagat I know was 2 States. Revolution 20-20 and Half Girlfriend couldn’t impress me because I felt that I was reading a movie script than a fiction novel. This time he has come up with a book in female voice named “One Indian Girl”. I was doubtful about this one too as I believed that it would be too feminist to digest. But fortunately, I am enough impressed with the story and felt that I read a book written by one of my favorite authors.The story is about a girl who is quite feminist and does not believe in getting pulled down by her parents or anyone just because she is a girl. She makes it sure that she does things which she feels is right without worrying about anyone else. She also have to hear about how she is doing things which are okay with boys but she shouldn’t do it being a girl. But she is what not many girls in India are. She has a great job out of India. She earns what 10 average men cannot earn collectively in India. She has more than one relationship which is not digestible in Indian culture. And story of such courageous and successful Indian girl makes this book a phenomenal read.Chetan Bhagat have not tried to preach much feminism which is the plus point of the book. The story is very well handled right from the prologue. As is the case with many stories, even this one gets better when the story goes back in flashback. The characterization by CB is spot-on once again. The character of Radhika is very well crafted and the writing style of CB does not allow you to think that its not been written by a girl. Yes, I agree that few sentences are provocative as they are kind of general statements which not many girls would think while being intimate with someone or dressing themselves for a party. And I am pretty sure that CB-haters are going to pick up these sentences against him to pull this book down which has already broken Pre-ordering record on Amazon.The book has not been stretched anywhere. The second flashback is not as good as the first one and it has a reason because the affair is with a person of another class itself. The climax is little filmy but has an appropriate ending. I was little unsure about what decision will the girl take in the end but the feminist point is well handled in the end and the final decision of the girl only makes you smile in the end of the book. Talking about the drawbacks I would say that too much insight of the protagonist’s job has been discussed which becomes irritating after a point of time. As I said above, at few places, CB has not justified a girl’s point of view correctly which looks quite fake and attention-seeking. Also, the humour is again missing just like the last two books for which CB has become popular. Overall, I give this book 3.75* out of 5. It can surely be read once.Thanks.ABHILASH RUHELA – VEERU!!!
Amazon Customer –
Worth a read? I think so.
Even though this book has it’s fair share of cons which I will get into detail in this post, I still think overall this book is decent. Over the past years Bhagat has gotten his fair share of criticism ranging from pathetic plot lines to whoring himself out for Bollywood to write movie scripts disguised as novels. And all of this to some extent is true given how most of his recent books don’t compare upto ‘Five Point Someone’ which is what most of us consider as a benchmark for Chetan books. But if you just for a second let aside all the author related expectations and just try and read it as novel which it is, it’s decently engaging. It kept me on hooked on enough that I finished it within 3 sittings without ever getting bored or thinking what the hell am I doing with my time like I did with ‘Half Girlfriend’. The whole story does have some bite to it this time around and the insight about how the main protagonist actually thinks using italicised text to differentiate between her thoughts and the book’s narration is something refreshing in a novel. Another thing I admire is that this time, he’s taken a bolder move by describing any sexual experience in much more detail than what you usually see in any novel with this kind of an Indian readership, almost making me think ‘Is this erotica I’m reading?’ at certain points in the book. We’re a progressive generation after all and writing would only help remove the stigma about such subjects.Now coming to the flaws in this.The biggest issue this book has is ironically with the very topic this book was written for: feminism. Now don’t get me wrong, I support feminism in all it’s colours and shades and I’m all for women achieving just as much as men do, if not more. But Bhagat’s not done a really good job of it. We know you wanted to write a book about feminism and we respect that, but do you just have to shove it every nook and corner of the book? It’s like just to make sure the whole world knows this book is about feminism, I will make it a part of every conversation, every thought any of the characters in the book have? Let me give you an example. In this book the main protagonist and her mother have a lot of conversations and consequent arguments (It’s an Indian mother, what else do you expect?). Catch you daughter smoking weed? Be angry about her doing drugs? Nope, rather let’s scold her saying what are the boy’s side gonna think.Talking about her marriage? Let’s put every aspect I know about feminism there.Equal Pay as men? Check. Men at work and women at home? Check. Girl as liability and son as asset? Check.And these are just some examples. I guess what I’m trying to say is that while all these are kind of valids points, they feel forced into every aspect of the book even they’re not required just to justify the author’s purpose of wanting to theme the book around feminism.After you finish the book, you’re kind of felt with the feeling that I just read about two different short stories of this girl who had relationships in two cities. There’s not much more to this book.The one thing the author has made absolutely sure of is that when the movie does get made, any actress that does get to play the role is gonna have a hell of a time? New York. London. Hong Kong. Philippines.It’s like your typical Karan Johar romantic film on steroids.So you do get the feeling that he has started writing his books more as movie scripts than just simple books, which is sad. Because you sir, are capable of writing great stuff. Just have to stop thinking of yourself as a scriptwriter (or a dancer for that matter. What were you thinking trying to dance on Beat Pe Booty? My dog would have probably looked less awkward) and more of an author.So at the end is it worth a read? I think so.It may not be the finest work any Indian author has to offer but like I said it’s still engaging.If nothing else you, you can atleast be the guy (or girl! It is a book on feminism after all) whose read the book before it’s movie posters start rolling in.
Andrea –
Libro super facil de leer aunque tiene muchos términos indus. Esta muy bien, cuenta una historia muy chula y capta la atención. Muy entretenido
Vinothini Kandaya –
good
Kindle Customer –
This is a lovely story. It’s simple, amusing, sad and inspiring . The reader is given a glimpse into a different culture and I thought that was interesting. The book is light hearted, a bit predictable, but an very enjoyable. I want to know what happens next.
thaad –
Bouno
Amazon Customer –
Beautifully written ,, i felt like i have found a part of me in Radhika,,,the confusions ,,the mess ,,,the feelings ,,,the heartbreak she goes through,,,and specially the mini me,im sure all the women have their mini me… I luv this boook ,,,