‘What Young India Wants: Selected Essays
and Columns’
By Chetan Bhagat
Rupa Publications
ISBN 978-81-291-2021-2
This
book is a collection of newspaper articles and columns published by the author
Chetan Bhagat. The book starts with Chetan talking about himself and his life,
in fact in the manner of a concise autobiography, though readers may find it
unnecessary. Then there are about 30+ articles collected for the book which
span over many issues and subjects, with the central theme being India and its
progress.
I
personally didn’t agree with many of the view points mentioned by the author
and many arguments. For example, do you really think a diverse and big country
like India can ever be compared with a city state like Singapore? It will be
like comparing apples with oranges and all the statistics and parameters of
these two countries will take us nowhere. The pages show that the author is
deeply concerned about India and wants progress here, which is very
appreciable. I think young readers should definitely think about the issues
Chetan Bhagat takes to write upon. They may or may not agree with him, but at
least the thinking will create something positive and will be an improvement
over statuesque.
For
not so serious thinkers and casual reading but never without readers’ own
perspectives on the subjects.
-
Rahul
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