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Contemporary Exposition of Characters in the Novels of Chetan Bhagat Journal of Critical Reviews ISSN- 2394-5125 Vol 7, Issue 5, 2020 Review Article CONTEMPORARY EXPOSITION OF CHARACTERS IN THE NOVELS OF CHETAN BHAGAT J.Hilda Malar*, 1 , R. Venkataraman1, J. Amutha Monica2 1Department of English, Vels University, Chennai – 117, India 2Department of English, Sathyabama Institute of Science and technology, Chennai - 119, India Email:[email protected] Received: 16.01.2020 Revised: 10.02.2020 Accepted: 04.03.2020 Abstract Numerous authors are effective at communicating what is in their hearts or articulating in a specific perspective. Chetan Bhagat's Novels do both and that is only the tip of the iceberg. Bhagat, in his novels, portrays a genuine story amalgamated with genuine occasions intermixing with a grave, dull foundation. He gets the beat of the country by utilizing a dialect that the adolescents swear by. He is the author of present day India and he has put numerous issues of youth through his books. In each novel he has featured his profound worry about the youth today, that is, what are the issues, expectations and goals. He generally discusses about youngster’s worries, their apprehensions and every one of those things which distract them, by methods for his compositions. His composition subjects incorporate parental scholarly weight alongside pre-marriage sex, drinking and different points unthinkable in socially moderate India. Contemporary style is the fixation thatchooses the achievement of one who makes works of art. A number of authors spent their lifetime in sadness, not as per normal procedure in light of dejection of their considerations, but instead in light of the way that the total disposition of public isnot adequately refined. It cannot be denied that predominance and quality are two interesting points. The present paper focuses on elucidation of modern-day characters in the novels written by Chetan Bhagat. The writing style of Bhagat and the depiction of his characters in his novels are explained in this paper. Keywords: Contemporary exposition, social taboo, youngsters, modern society, culture © 2019 by Advance Scientific Research. This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.05.193 INTRODUCTION declined infrastructure. The accomplishment and dissatisfaction Chetan Bhagat is known for his rationalization of reality in the of the immature are trademarks of Chetan's accounts. A youthful contemporary society. The knowledge of social reality and reader goes through his books as though the individual is living change might be reprimanded on the point that he himself and not just examining the novel[3]. concedes that his books focus more around entertainment than on contemporary society.His novels speak more about diversion Chetan Bhagat’s Writing Style and Characters as opposed to social issues. And yet, it ought not be disregard The post-modern writers like Kiran Desai, Chetan Bhagat and that in the event that he discusses youth, their issues, present day Arvind Adiga have introduced the youth of contemporary period culture, diverse societies, friendship, love, disposition towards as caught in the interlacing meaningless life. The protagonists of sex and marriage.Straightforwardly or by implication he their books are enduring on account of modern disordered demonstrates his enthusiasm for current society of India and its existence of dissatisfaction, estrangement, dejection, detachment, results. The man is said to be a social creature [1]. On the off rebellion, uncertainty and absurdity. Every one of the chance that a man is a social creature, whatever he does or thinks protagonists has been completely severed from the identifies with the general public. otherworldliness and intellectuality in their everyday life. Chetan Bhagat has a worldwide subject that is the feeling of Chetan's style of composing is basic, clear and distinctive with inability to those youngsters who achieve renowned instructive realistic depictions and direct stories. The majority of the organizations with the high expectations and dreams to measure protagonists in his books are named after Lord Krishna, for and outperform the accomplishments of students in the US and example, Shyam, Krishna, Hari, Govind and Madhav. Bhagat is Europe. With regards to globalization, India has been giving a viewed as an adolescent symbol instead of being only a creator. high need to security than to the effectiveness. In this context, all With his vivacious and diverting method for portraying stories, his books clinch human encounters and pass on a feeling of life he has energized the propensity for perusing in numerous and character like a hued glass. There is no denying actuality that youthful Indians. According to him, books are ideal gadgets for Chetan Bhagat in these books reflects contemporary Indian both motivation and stimulation and through which he disperses social, cultural, political, religious and monetary structures and his perspectives and sentiment about society and youth. sub-structures. However, these are not just the ruling region but there are numerous different perspectives in these books that All the modern characters of Chetan Bhagat's books like Ryan in presentphilosophical substances of life [2]. The vast majority of Five Point Someone, Shyam in One Night @ The Call Center, these are as man's efforts to discover significance, fulfillment and Govind in Three Mistakes of My Life, Krish in 2 States, and Gopal harmony throughout everyday life. and Raghav in Revolution 2020 are in issue, what to do and what not to do, what is correct and what isnot. They all need to carry Youth is the essential focus of Chetan's books. The youthful on with a decent life and doing great in their life. period has its dreams streak with the light emissions and also injured with the tales of disappointments of achievement and Chetan does not take to the grandiose style of composing. His shortcoming against the framework. Regardless of the way that language is direct, ordinary and totally extensive. This is the the adolescent power is said to have the ability to exasperate reason that school goers appreciate a large portion of his books. mountains and piece the flood of conduits, it goes up against its Chetan's essential segment is the issue or the substance of the very own issues when it fights the well-established custom and a story and not its tongue. Despite when the tongue takes need, it Journal of critical reviews 940 CONTEMPORARY EXPOSITION OF CHARACTERS IN THE NOVELS OF CHETAN BHAGAT is directly to the heart. Characters describe their story in no Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition is a 2011 novel by tangled vernacular yet clearly to the energized gathering of Bhagat. This story manages with an affection triangle, defilement people [4]. and an adventure of self-disclosure. The epic has tended to the issue of how private instructing foundations for courses like IIT Social Issues Covered by the Novelist JEE exploit theaspiring students of engineering. The book Chetan Bhagat is a recognized Indian writer, a creative author, a uncovers the distinct truth of this coaching industry which prominent reporter, a well – known screenwriter, and a powerful flourishes with tricks, defilement and a wide range of criminal orator, perceived for his English dialect dramedy books about exercises. This book portrays the tale of two companions young urban middle class Indians. Chetan Bhagat is a light in the estranged by their aspirations and interests yet joined by their post modern Indian fiction which rotates round expectations and love for same girl. Revolution 2020 represents the innovative gives up, grins and tears, fears and cheers, satisfaction and spirit of Chetan Bhagat. Chetan Bhagat utilizes figurative dialect distress, aspiration and tribulation, love and detachment of the to recommend that solid assurance, true tirelessness, sincere young of new India [5]. connection, valiant activity and fervent responsibility are the key elements for anchoring accomplishment throughout everyday Five Point Someone: What not to do at IIT!is the debut novel by life. Chetan Bhagat. The entire idea of this novel is about the three mechanical engineering, Hari Kumar, Ryan Oberoi, and Alok In his non-fiction What Young India Wants, Chetan Bhagat Gupta, who cannot adapt to the grading system followedby the expresses through his stories, infiltrating and observing analyses IITs inferable from being utilized to the by hearting method. of what inconveniences Indian legislative issues, society and the While the tone of the novel is entertaining, it takes some darks economy and encourages what should be done to set it right. turns from time to time, particularly with regards to the groups Bhagat's recommendation to the country with respect to the of the protagonists. The book attempts to light up on the parts of safeguarding of the intensity of youth is praiseworthy. The youth postmodernist manner of thinking where the designing youth of any country are its valuable vitality; they are the powerhouse endeavors to upset the customary example of giving specialized and storage facility of unending vitality. Bhagat additionally puts training and conventional method for assessing the subjective accentuation on the strengthening of women. His women capacities of a student based on Grade Points Average; that our characters trust in an outright opportunity, unadulterated structure of specialized instruction has turned into an inert freedom and self-personality. framework, and required revitalization and gigantic reorganization is strikingly clear in this novel. Each student is Chetan Bhagat's Half Girlfriend, published in 2014, uncovers the offered with a talent and GPA should not be the main parameter feelings and phonetic battles of a retrogressive provincial to quantify their knowledge [6]. Bhojpuri-bound Hindi speaking guy from Bihar who becomes hopelessly enamored with a high class English talking rich Delhi Chetan Bhagat's second anecdotal work One Night @ the Call young girl, Riya Somani.
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