One summer afternoon, Viraj, a food delivery guy, brings lunch for an author named Chetan. He is late and appears to be in distress. When Chetan asks him what the matter is, Viraj breaks down.
'I hate my life. My career is going nowhere. My girlfriend left me. I have no future,' he says.
The author offers Viraj a deal. 'I can fix this for you. Come back every day, when I order lunch. Each day, I will tell you one secret I've learnt about life.'
Welcome to 11 Rules for Life, a no-holds-barred book that will transform your life.
In his most personal book yet, Chetan draws on his failures and triumphs, his many conversations with high achievers from all walks of life and over two decades as a celebrated motivational speaker.
Written in the inimitable style that has made Chetan one of India's top-selling writers, this inspiring, easy-to-read and straight-talking guide will help you rewire your brain for success in today's ultra-competitive and unfair world.
Ready to live your best life?If one book can change your life, this is it.
Chetan Bhagat is the author of fourteenblockbuster books. These include ten novels—Five Point Someone (2004), OneNight @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2States (2009), Revolution 2020 (2011), Half Girlfriend(2014), One Indian Girl (2016), The Girl in Room 105 (2018), OneArranged Murder (2020), 400 Days (2021) and four non-fiction titles—What Young India Wants (2012), Making India Awesome (2015), IndiaPositive (2019) and 11 Rules for Life: Secrets to Level Up (2024).Chetan's books have remained bestsellers since their release. Many of hisnovels have been already adapted into successful Bollywood films such as 3Idiots, 2 States and Kai Po Che. The New York Times called Chetan the ‘the biggest selling Englishlanguage novelist in India's history'. Time magazine named him amongstthe ‘100 most influential people in the world' and Fast Company, USA, listedhim as one of the world's ‘100 most creative people in business'. Chetan writes editorials for leading English and Hindi newspapers, focusing onyouth and national development issues. He is also a motivational speaker,screenplay writer, Youtuber and podcaster. Chetan quit his international investment banking career to devote his entiretime to writing and make change happen in the country. Chetan studied at IIT-Delhi and IIM-Ahmedabad. He is married to Anusha, anex-classmate from IIM-A, and they have twin boys, Shyam and Ishaan.