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@article{167951,
        author = {Dr. Santosh Ramsundar Prasad},
        title = {PORTRAYAL OF MODERN YOUTH AND THEIR TRIUMPH OVER LIFE ISSUES IN THE NOVELS OF CHETAN BHAGAT},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {4},
        pages = {1603-1606},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=167951},
        abstract = {Chetan Bhagat is a renowned Indian author who has gained immense popularity for his works that have a mass appeal. His novels often revolve around the lives of young adults in India and the issues they face in their personal and professional lives. Post modernism in Indian English Literature refers to the works of literature after 1980.  Chetan Bhagat is an icon of new India and he has an enduring name in the ground of postmodern fiction. He has opened the floodgates for a new movement of Postmodernism in Indian Writing in English. He has portrayed the vision of modern Youth and their triumph over life issues in his novels.  Five Point Someone is the portrayal of three IIT students named Hari Kumar, Ryan Oberoi, and Alok Gupta who struggled to cope up with the grading system. The writer shows the loopholes and rotten education system. One Night @ the Call Center revolves around a group of six call center employees working at the Connation’s call center in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. The theme of this novel is the anxieties and insecurities of the rising Indian middle class, including questions about career, inadequacy, marriage, family conflicts in postmodern India. The novel Three Mistakes of My Life ironically unfolds some of the bitter truths of human life which is now more influenced by passion rather than emotion and ambition. Two States is the story about a couple coming from two different states in India, who faces hardships in convincing their parents to approve of their marriage. Revolution 2020 deals with a love triangle, corruption and a journey of self-discovery. The novel has addressed the issue of how private coaching institutions for courses like IIT JEE exploit aspiring engineering students.},
        keywords = {Post Modernism, Women's portrayal, globalization, inter-community marriages, and IIT.},
        month = {October},
        }