International Journal of Research in Engineering Technology -– Volume 2 Issue 6, Sep - Oct 2017 RESEARCH ARTICLE OPEN ACCESS Portrayal of Youth Cultural in Cheatn Bhagat Novels of the Three Mistakes of my Life and Five Point Someone 1R.Harunya , 2S.Sheela 1M.Phil Research Scholar, 2Asst.Professor in English Department of English, Prist University , Thanjavur, India Abstract: Bhagat was born on 22 April 1974 in New Delhi, India. His father was an army officer and his mother was a government employee in the agricultural department. His younger brother, Ketan Bhagat, is also a novelist. He completed his school years at The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan in Delhi. He received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1995 and his MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in 1997. Bhagat recounted in an interview with Newslaundry that he applied after his studies to the investment bankingcompany Goldman Sachs, where he was finally selected after 27 internal interviews. Bhagat worked for Goldman Sachs in their Hong Kong office as an investment banker for nearly a decade and wrote Five Point Someone while in Hong Kong. When he got fired, he then had to move to Mumbai to focus full-time on his writing career. He has been married to Anusha Suryanarayanan since 1998. She hails from Tamil Nadu and was his classmate at IIM Ahmedabad Introduction locality and school. He suggests the name of THE THREE MISTAKES OF MY LIFE their business as "Team India Cricket Shop". He helps Govind's business by organising Govind: Govind Jaat Patel is an ordinary daily cricket coaching camps. He has a guy with whom anybody can relate. He has younger sister, Vidya, about whom he is very few desires. His main ambition is to quite protective. When he discovers that a become a businessman as he thinks that, boy named Ali is a very talented batsman, being a Gujarati, business is in his blood. he decides to go any length to give Ali His best friends are Omi and Ish (Ishaan). proper training. Ishaan usually looks after Govind is doubtful or noncommittal about day-to-day shop activities as he has genuine something. His father has abandoned him interest in anything cricket-related. and his mother runs a small business. He Omi is the son of the Hindu priest of the makes extra income by tutoring maths. He local temple. His family enjoys great respect continues these sessions even after starting among the people. Through Omi's parents the cricket shop. He is the narrator of this and maternal uncle (who own few shops as a story and the one who makes the title's part of the temple trust property), they "Three Mistakes". During the course of the readily get a place to start their business. He story he falls in love with Vidya, Ishan's is a rather dumb boy and has not many younger sister for whom he is a private dreams, but he likes to concentrate on tutor. Govind looks after the financial part of having a healthy body. However, he resents the business as he has good business sense growing up and being a saint like his father. and mathematical skills. He is a religious person and eventually takes Ishaan (Ish) is a big cricket freak and a active part in his maternal uncle's religious patriot. Ishaan was the best cricketer in his politics. He is, however, confused about his ISSN: 2455-1341 http://www.engjournal.org Page 25 International Journal of Research in Engineering Technology -– Volume 2 Issue 6, Sep - Oct 2017 religious views which are mainly influenced Fred Li: He is an Australian Cricket by Bittoo Mama. Team member and a fast bowler. He invites Vidya is Ishan's younger sister. She is a the three friends and Ali to Sydney when rebel at heart and dreams to break free from they travel to Goa to see India-Australia One the constraints of a typical middle-class Day International and meet him in the family and society, to go to Mumbai, do a stands. He spots talent in Ali and wants to course in PR and become independent. She, help him getting a chance to be trained in his however, despises maths which is required academy in Australia. Loosely based for her medical entrance exams. Hence, Ish on Brett Lee. asks Govind to take her mathematics tuition. In between their tuition they fall in love The Three Mistakes which is kept a secret. 1. Govind had paid a huge amount for Ali is one of the students in Ish's coaching buying a shop in Navrangpura shopping classes and a great batsman because of a rare mall even though his friends tried to gift of nature. However, he doesn't play stop him. The mall later got destroyed much cricket as he gets tired after three or due to 2001 Gujarat earthquakes . four balls; he enjoys playing marbles. He is 2. He fell in love with and had physical a Muslim and respects Ish like a Guru. He, intimacy (sexual relationship) with like Ishaan, is patriotic at heart. He denies Vidya, Ish's sister the offer of Australian scholarship and wants 3. He waited a split second and dived too to play on the Indian side. late to save Ali because of his own Bittoo Mama is the maternal uncle of Omi. selfishness. Ali's wrist was destroyed. Mama runs the trust of the temple and Critics across the country were not too agrees to rent the place to the three friends impressed with the book and some even for the cricket shop. He is an active member suggested that it was not as good as his of a Hindupolitical party. He follows the previous work. The public reception was preachings of Parekh-ji, a political-cum- good and The 3 Mistakes of My Life sold a spiritual leader and has complete faith in lot of copies in the first few weeks. him. He has locked his horns with Ali's father who belongs to the Secular Party. He FIVE POINT SOMEONE has a son, Dhiraj. Mama is not fond of The book is narrated by Hari, with some Govind as he is an agnostic. He is the small passages by his friends Ryan and main antagonist of the story. Alok, as well as a letter by Hari's girlfriend Govind's mom wants her son to pursue a Neha Cherian. It deals with the lives of the 3 degree in Engineering. She runs a home- friends, whose elation on making it to one of made food business. She cares about Govind the best engineering colleges in India is a lot and supports him well through his quickly deflated by the rigor and monotony hardships and struggles. of the academic work. Most of the book Ali's father: He is a devout Muslim and deals with the numerous attempts by the trio works for a secular party. He is a very kind- to cope with and/or beat the system as well hearted person who wants Ali to take his as Hari's fling with Neha who just happens education seriously despite his mediocre to be the daughter of Prof. Cherian, the financial condition. He treats the three domineering head of the Mechanical friends very well when they go to visit Ali in Engineering Department of their college. It his house. Overall he is a good person. takes some dark turns every now and then, especially when it comes to the families of ISSN: 2455-1341 http://www.engjournal.org Page 26 International Journal of Research in Engineering Technology -– Volume 2 Issue 6, Sep - Oct 2017 the protagonists. Most of the action, Ramakrishnan (played however, takes place inside the campus as by Srikanth (Tamil)) – The narrator of the boys, led by the ever creative Ryan, the story, a young college going student frequently lamenting how the internationally who loves wildlife photography, but is lauded IIT system has stifled their creativity being forced by his parents to become by forcing them to value grades more than an engineer. Hari's background (as anything else. Uninspiring teaching and acknowledged in one chapter of the numerous assignments add to their woes, book) was not elaborated upon. though the boys do find a sympathizer in However, Hari seemed to be auto- Prof. Veera, the new fluid biographical and the "Krish" character in mechanics professor. This book was made Chetan Bhagat's 2 States (who into two films, 3 apparently continues on from the Hari Idiots in Hindi and Nanban in Tamil. The character) would provide greater details names of the characters and their attributes about Hari's background. were changed. Also, both the films were not • Alok Gupta : Raju Rastogi (played full adaptations of the books, as many of the by Sharman Joshi (Hindi))/Sevarkodi scenes from the book, including the climax, Senthil (played by Jiiva (Tamil)) – A were changed in the films. young and insecure college going student who isn't confident enough to • Ryan Oberoi : Ranchoddas deal with problems in life all by himself Shamaldas Chanchad (Rancho) aka and always relies on God. Raju's only Phunsukh Wangdu (played by Aamir mission in life is to pull his family out of Khan (Hindi))/Panchavan Parivendan poverty, improve their economic status (Pari) aka Kosaksi Pasupugazh (played and get his elder sister married. This by Vijay (Tamil)), – A young, energetic character is very similar to the one in the and supposedly wealthy college going book. student who is passionate about • Prof.