2 States- The Story of My marriage

This is the first post under the Book Review Category. I am particular it should  be about a well accepted book. This reason made me to post about Chethan Bagath’s 2 states –The Story of my marriage which I read a month before. With little difficulty I got a copy within 2 weeks after its release.

The author admits the story is slightly abstracted from his own experiences and dedicates this book to his in-laws. The story resumes from where the Five Point Someone left of. It’s told through hero Krish, a Punjabi boy who falls for his IIM-A classmate Tamil girl, Ananya.The story begins with Krish’s life at IIM-A from where he happened to meet Ananya and latter decide to marry her. The story progress with the author’s and his lover’s attempts to please each others parents. Although Krish and Ananya are exceptions to their North Indian and South Indian clan, the parents of each are pictured as orthodox Indians. Author exploits the “unity in diversity” quality of the country. Tamilian and Punjabi culture are well illustrated. The struggle each faces to win each others family is made easy digestible with the extravagance of humor.

Krish’s attempt to win Ananya’s family implicitly tells how good professionals solve problems whether it’s professional or personal. The author assures the book comes under the head ‘fiction’ by its dramatic end with little suspense.

Synopsis by the author:

Love marriages around the world are simple:

Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy.
They get married.

In India, there are a few more steps:

Boy loves Girl. Girl loves Boy.
Girl’s family has to love boy. Boy’s family has to love girl.
Girl’s Family has to love Boy’s Family. Boy’s family has to love girl’s family.
Girl and Boy still love each other. They get married.

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