Chetan Bhagat vs Vikas Swarup

            After reading the title, most of you may get surprised and would be thinking …..what the hell is it….why this stupid fellow comparing them….what’s the point of comparison but I can’t help it…it just comes in devil’s mind when I finished my last book Six Suspects (Here I don’t think, I have to mention that before writing this post I have read all the creations of both the geniuses).

          Let me start first with Vikas Swarup, the diplomat and the novelist. One Year ago, if u had asked an average Indian reader (like me) about him then I don’t think that it was ur lucky day….but after the phenomenal success of Slumdog every one want to know abt him, want to read that inspirational bestselling book….me too :) and I read the original title Q&A (now renamed on movie title). It’s awesome if u haven’t seen the movie before…but I was not so lucky…so I just finished it slowly slowly….and in the flow I finished the other one too (lots of pages n no comments for that book)….. And that was the moment I thought about Mr. Chetan Bhagat.

             And here comes the legend itself. Here I want to mention a fact which I came thru recently that Five Point Someone has continued to stay on the India Today bestseller list ever since its publication (190 weeks in January 2008) (ref- mother of all knowledge, Wikipedia). U know when I ask my friends about their favorite books they used to say big names and in the last “also Chetan Bhagat is not bad for free time.” Why man…he brought a revolution in Indian Publication houses from his first one….n I accept that the later ones were not so good but who created the benchmark for that.

          Now I think I got one more author for free time…they both are same in many ways….they give stories for movies….stay in the best selling chart for weeks and most of all they make us to dream…either one Billion or IIT degree….in the end they both are same…then why we treat Chetan as a secondary author in comparison of the other one. Just because of the list of awards but I think that awards don’t matter if no one knows about you. Literature wise Q&A is not too much ahead from FPS, but in the end it doesn’t matter. If you want to be famous in International market, just write about the poverty and slums of India and they will fill ur pocket with lots of medals.(What a rubbish but it’s a fact)

           In the end, I am waiting for the movie 3 Idiots and m sure that after the release, my point will get some more attention. I hope that after reading this crap (there are lot of more but I am not able to connect my ideas, so don’t be worry) …u would think about it at least once or try to check the books if already not read.

The Mafia Wars

           

 

         Let me start with a simple question….what do u do first thing after waking up in the mrng….I m nt sure abt the percentages but common answers are reading newspaper, listening news or songs, checking mails(if they r expecting some) n the most common u know…m nt  gng to discuss that here …But can u guess what is the first thing which comes into my mind after leaving my sweet bed….Turn on my computer screen…log into facebook n start doing some dirty jobs n fights in my latest addiction MAFIA WARS…..

          I m not writing this post for advertisement of this addictive application…but to discuss my addiction for it….hw can I be so serious and dedicated for anything in my life….It’s opposite to the law of nature(spl made for me). I was little bit (no i guess a lot) surprised for this behavior of mine and started introspection (let me clear it…I don’t know what it is…but they says that mature person gives some time for introspection). And seriously speaking, I came to some conclusions (it works ).

          Starting with the first fancy conclusion…I don’t know about others but since my school days, I used to fantasize for mafia Dons (u know like Don Corleone type). But as a typical Indian, I just sidelined all my fantasies for some Greater Good and when I came to know abt this Mafia War game, I immediately realized that I got the perfect online virtual platform. And as usual, the tragedy is that I am nowhere in this virtual game too…then what abt real world. So I am trying hard day and night to be number one at least among my friends.(Overall  top position is far far away…wait for that…I am just a kid in this bad world).

          On a serious note, the second reason which I concluded is more disturbing….Am I going to be more introvert…..getting away from my friends……like to be alone in a virtual world where I don’t have to answer anyone. As my flat mates say that I can live without anything except my PC and when I sit in front of it, I don’t care abt anything. But I don’t like this and I am trying to change myself….but this new addiction again…… And if this is the cost of playing this game, then I am ready to quit it anytime. Passion is great but addiction….no way.

          Now I am waiting for that moment, when I shall wake up in the middle of the night, turn on my screen and start playing again…..as they say again Live every moment of ur life…..