Chetan Bhagat is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter and YouTuber. He was listed in Time magazine's list of World's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. Five of his novels have been adapted into films. His novels focus on youth and urban India, making him very popular among urban audiences and garnering a strong following from Indian youth.
Chetan grew up in a traditional Punjabi Hindu family. His father served as a lieutenant colonel in the Indian Army, and his mother worked as a scientist in Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He attended the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, where he developed a passion for writing while authoring jokes for the school magazine.
Bhagat graduated with a B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 1995. Bhagat would then attend the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA), graduating in 1997 with a degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in marketing. In June 2018, IIMA awarded him the "Young Alumni Achiever's Awards 2018" in the Art & Entertainment category.
| Date of Birth | 22nd April 1974 |
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| Age | 50 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Country | India |
| Current City | Delhi |
| Birth Place | Delhi |
| Nationality | India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Reference | IMDB |
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| Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
| Occupation | writer, screenwriter, journalist, opinion journalist, film screenwriter |
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