One Indian Girl is the seventh fictional novel and the ninth overall book written by the Indian. Create a book Download as PDF Printable version. Instructions before filling up the online application form for Indian Citizenship: Online application form:. Each online application form is meant for one person only. Separate application has to be filed for each applicant. The online form should be filled in Block/ Capital letters.
In stock
Free download or read online Half Girlfriend pdf (ePUB) book. The first edition of this novel was published in September 30th 2014, and was written by Chetan Bhagat. The book was published in multiple languages including English language, consists of 260 pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this romance, fiction story are Madhav Jha, Riya Somani. The book has been awarded with , and many others.
Suggested PDF: 2 States / Revolution 2020 / Five Point Someone / The 3 Mistakes of My Life / One Night @ The Call Centre by Chetan Bhagat pdf
Half Girlfriend PDF Details
Author: | Chetan Bhagat |
Original Title: | Half Girlfriend |
Book Format: | Paperback |
Number Of Pages: | 260 pages |
First Published in: | September 30th 2014 |
Latest Edition: | September 30th 2014 |
ISBN Number: | 9788129135728 |
Language: | English |
Main Characters: | Madhav Jha, Riya Somani |
category: | romance, fiction, asian literature, indian literature, seduction |
Formats: | epub(Android), audible mp3, audiobook and kindle. |
Now available in Spanish, English, Chinese, Russian, Hindi, Bengali, Arabic, Portuguese, Indonesian / Malaysian, French, Japanese, German and many others.
Please note that the tricks or techniques listed in this pdf are either fictional or claimed to work by its creator. We do not guarantee that these techniques will work for you or not.
Some of the techniques listed in Half Girlfriend may require a sound knowledge of Hypnosis, users are advised to either leave those sections or must have a basic understanding of the subject before practicing them.
DMCA and Copyright: The book is not hosted on our servers, to remove the file please contact the source url. if you see a Google Drive link instead of source url means that the file witch you will get after approval is just a summary of original book or the file has already been removed.
PDF's Related to Half Girlfriend |
|
---|---|
2 States / Revolution 2020 / Five Point Someone / The 3 Mistakes of My Life / One Night @ The Call Centre by Chetan Bhagat | 2 States: The Story of My Marriage by Chetan Bhagat |
Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition by Chetan Bhagat | What Young India Wants by Chetan Bhagat |
Five Point Someone by Chetan Bhagat | The Girl On The Half Shell by Susan Ward |
Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland | Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof |
Related Books
The new Chetan Bhagat novel has a female narrator but despite its bold variations, One Indian Girl largely sticks to the script.
booksUpdated: Oct 02, 2016 16:28 IST
The new Chetan Bhagat novel has a female narrator but despite its bold variations, One Indian Girl largely sticks to the script(Picture courtesy: Twitter)
Author: Chetan Bhagat
Price: Rs 176
One Indian Girl begins with a Punjabi family. Check. Obviously, there is a wedding. Check. You can’t possibly forget a dramatic mother coupled with a relatively sober father and a troupe of aunties. Check. Chetan Bhagat could probably come up with a code for what entertains the Indian masses, for Punjabis plus a wedding seems to be his favourite algorithm. And One Indian Girl is not too different.
In a first, a Chetan Bhagat novel has a female narrator but despite its bold variations, it largely sticks to the script. That doesn’t mean it has to be admonished because, after all, there is comfort in pattern and traditions.
One Indian Girl’s only motif, apart from putting up a spectacle loved by readers, is an inquiry into the mind of an Indian woman -- not a girl, but a woman. It delves into the wonderfully weird narrator, Radhika, whose internal monologue is as comical as it is relatable. Through conversations with herself, she tells the story of being born in a family that always wanted a boy but settled for an overachieving, nerdy career woman who can’t find a groom for herself because she isn’t a “girl anymore”.
Through the narrator, One Indian Girl explains why patriarchy thrives in India; not just because it is imposed by the men, but because these societal rules and restrictions are internalised by women. It is when Radhika seeks validation from her insecure boyfriend, who earns less than her, that the ugly scars of gender discrimination are visible. The realisation strikes again when the Goldman Sachs vice-president is told by her lover/married boss he did not see her as a “maternal” figure. Eventually, her past asks her to make a choice a lot of women would be familiar with: Pursuing a glittering career or living a fulfilling, homely life. Neither of her lovers recognize that a woman could want, and have, both.
But there are bigger chinks in the protagonist that stream in darker shadows of the society. In the opening chapters, the narrator thinks to herself, “This is how we girls are. At times, we want to be wanted even when we deny it.” Although the statement merely refers to the popular belief that women seek attention, it is a far cry from the lesson taught by Amitabh Bachchan’s resounding “She said No” in the movie Pink. It serves to tell us that stereotypes are dangerous, that all women may not enjoy shopping and not everyone wants a man to fawn over as she spurns him. To categorise a woman as attention-seeking is a lot like claiming all men are sexual predators. It is as nearly as ridiculous as Chetan Bhagat attempting to understand women’s psyche by getting himself waxed...
Like the indication that the society needs to change, Radhika too evolves from an under-confident geek to a decisive character living on her own terms. Her metamorphosis throws in another emerging pattern. Like Kangana Ranaut-starrer Queen, the woman has to move out of the confines of her country and out of the watchful gaze of the Indian society to discover herself. On the contrary, Radhika’s mother and sister -- who remain in India -- are deeply rooted to tradition, often justifying the system’s claustrophobic walls and following its rules mechanically.
There are, however, glaring misses in the story. While Radhika’s love life soars and topples, her professional growth only sees a straight upward trend without any blips. By zooming in on just one element of the character’s life, the author inadvertently simplifies her and relegates her issues to merely her personal life.
Read | Daddy’s Girl review: Swati Chaturvedi’s novel is the quintessential metro read
Alas! All good things must come to an end. After an intelligent first half, One Indian Girl turns into a standard Chetan Bhagat bestseller (or a future box office hit?). The plot comes to a full circle as the scene once again turns to the Goan wedding and melodrama ensues as the oblivious family dances to ‘chittiya kaliya’.
The larger question is: Is it worth spending time over? The novel can be best described as a slight anomaly from the ordinary. By the end, it’s like an advertisement theme song you don’t care about, but one that you can’t stop humming. But Bhagat’s status as a bestselling author may compel his huge readership base to spark a dialogue on feminism and equal rights. Even though it falls short of making real impact, it may just be a beginning.
First Published: Oct 02, 2016 11:41 IST