[Introduction of the book.

2 states is a novel about a normal love story.

But since we're talking about India, nothing
can be normal. So let me phrase it this way. 2
states is not your everyday love story where a
girl and a boy meet, fall in love and get
married thereafter. It is a story about Krish
and Ananya who come from, as the title
suggests two different states of India, and fall
in love. But for their families, marrying
someone from a different religion is worse
than being a atheist.
So throw in two hardcore emotional Indian
mothers, a remote controlled and a pshcyo
father, you have the story of a Indian couple
from 2 STATES trying to get it married. Will
they make
The plot of the book revolves around the two
protagonist's of the story.
Krish and Ananya.

Krish Malhotra comes from a hardcore Punjabi

family, who loves their chicken and alcohol
more than human beings. Krish as a child, had
always been a brght child. So naturally, his
Dad wanted him to take the IIT. At IIT, he fell
for a girl. And not just any girl, the professors
daughter. But the father of the girl did not
agree to it. Krish asked his father, who comes
from an army background to talk to her father.
But Krish's father slapped him instead. From
there everything went downfall. Krish heard
his father beating his mom up like he always
did, but he couldn't take it anymore. He
slapped his father back. The girls father
bribed Krish to leave his daughter in return of
an IIT degree. Krish agreed. Fast forward to
the time when Krish wanted to do a MBA. He
decided to do it from IIMA, Ahemdabad. That's
where he met Ananya.

Ananya Swaminathan - best girl in the fresher

batch. She was the prettiest girl in the entire

batch and that also between 200 other odd

desperate engineers. Ananya Swaminathan
fights with her mess server about the food.
That's when she meets Krish.
She can't digest the 'disgusting' stuff cooked
by the mess, so takes Krish along with her to
Topaz, and orders Tandoori Chicken. She
comes from a Tamilian Brahmin family to be
precise and ate chicken and drank alcohol,
inspite of being a Tam-Brahm.

The story then shows how Krish is friend

zoned by Ananya, and how he tries to get out
of the friend zone. Ananya is sure she likes
him as a friend only, and doesn't want to lose
him as she is getting a lot of attention from
his fellow mates.
Krish gets tired of the friend zone and finally
manages to confess to her that he likes her.

Ananya Swaminathan agrees and seals the

deal.
Fast forward one and a half year,
They decide to tell their parents about their
relationship during their convocation
ceremony. But Krish wasn't sure if he wanted
to drag Ananya in the mess he calls his life.
He couldn't commit to her no matter what.
But while their interviews were going on, Krish
barges into her interview room and proposes
her for marriage.
Ananya had got a job at HLL and Krish at Citi
bank.
During the convocation, when their parents
meet nothing goes right. They insult each
other and let their arrogance and ego come in
way.
Krish then selects the Chennai branch of Citi
Bank, and tries to woo Ananya's parents.

IIT tutions for her brother, help in a PPT for

her father and a chance to sing in front of big
artists for her mother, later he manages to
convince them for marriage. He proposes to
the entire family with gold rings whilist eating
coconut ice cream. They agree on the
condition that Krish's parents also should
accept Ananya. Krish gets excited, and they
start planning the part two if their plan.
In Delhi, it's Krish's cousin Minti's wedding.
Krish sees it as a perfect opportunity for
Ananya to convince his Mother and his
maternal family. When Minti's in-laws ask her
family for a huge dowry and they are already
in debt due to the lavish wedding functions.
Ananya steps in and convinces Duke ( Minti's
husband) by patronizing him and showing him
his place. He then tells his parents that he will
get married to Minti only, if they like or not.
Krish's maternal family is grateful to Ananya
and starts loving her. Ananya then gets the
blessings of Krish's mother.

Just when they thought they were done, they

realised that there was still a rift between
their families. They decided a long vacation
away from all the relatives was just what they
needed. Krish manges to get them booked in
Goa.
But when then the parents meet alot of nasty
comments, insults and mean things said and
done managed to break the bond Ananya and
Krish had.
Ananya overheard Krish manipulating his
mother about how they could keep her under
their thumb once they get married. She was
livid and broke up with Krish.
Everything from then goes down the drain,
Krish goes into deep depression, his mother
tries everything from extra butter on his
paranthas go showing him other girls, she
tries to make him forget her.
Krish flies to Chennai to convince Ananya but
in vain.
All of this is noticed by Krish's father.

His father secretly takes over the job of

mending things with Ananya's family.
Ananya calls Krish in the wee hours of
morning and tells him that she loves him, and
that they have to start planning their
wedding. Krish then goes and hugs his father
and everything is just as good as it could get.
Krish and Ananya get married in Chennai in a
South Indian type wedding much to the
dismay of his relatives. And they then live
happily ever after.
The theme of the book potrays the narrow
and backward thinking of Indian society. It
shows that sometimes parents think more
about the society than their children. But
more importantly the book shows that no
matter what if you strive hard enough for
something good your parents will give in. Also
it portrays that if you love something with
your entire being you shouldn't give up on it
no matter what.
Theme

The language used in the novel is simple

English. It is easy for the Indian audience to
understand. This book has also been
translated into Hindi
Language
The book is a well written book. It has clearly
specified the plot and there is enough drama
to hold the attention of the audience. But
some mature content limits the age group of
people reading the novel. The book contains
the right amount of humor. Also, it's pretty
easy to understand. And who doesn't like a
love story? So all in all, according to me it's a
well written and
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ABOUT AUTHOR:
Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian
author, columnist, screenwriter, television
personality and motivational speaker, known for his
English-language dramedy novels about young
urban middle-class Indians. Chetan Bhagat was born
in Delhi in a Punjabi family,[6] his father was an army

officer and his mother was a government employee

in the agricultural department.
He completed his school career from the well known
school of Delhi - The Army Public School, Dhaula
Kuan. He received his undergraduate degree in
Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology Delhi in 1995 and his MBA degree from
theIndian Institute of Management Ahmedabad in
1997.
He worked in Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong as
an Investment Banker for nearly a decade, and
wrote Five Point Someone while still in Hong Kong,
before moving to Mumbai to focus full-time on his
writing career.
He is married to Anusha Suryanarayanan in 1998,
who hails from Tamil Nadu and who was his
classmate in IIM Ahmedabad.