Happy New Year (2009)

आज भी मैं तन्हा हूँ

आज भी मैं तन्हा हूँ,

हर एक पल में,

शोर में,

खामोशियों में,

हर पल के जुनूँ में,

अपनी मदहोशियों मे ख़ुद से पूछता हूँ,

फ़िर सोचता रह जाता हूँ,

उलझ कर उन्ही सावालों में.

कि तुम क्या मेरे सवाल थे ?

फिर क्यूँ संजोया मैंने तुम्हे जवाब सा ?

मंजिल का इरादा तो किया नहीं था....

रास्ते का सुकून तो हर पल जिया..फिर आज…ख़ुद को खोकर

उन्ही रास्तों में,

क्यूँ मंजिलों को दे दी तनहइयां तुमने....

A Thousand Splendid Suns

"A Thousand Splendid Suns" is an important, provocative work. The rich and violent history of Afghanistan provides a backdrop that informs and saturates the story. Hosseini's characters, Mariam and Laila, are unforgettable; their compassion for each other and love for their children is devastating. Hosseini has succeeded in writing another epic tale, a novel not to be missed."

The 3 mistakes of my life

“The 3 mistakes of my life” is written simply and has the quality that makes one want to read the book cover to cover in one sitting. The pricing of the book is just right for the target audience - young people. This book like Bhagat’s earlier one, “One night @ call centre," too has the masala, emotion and pace to turn into a potential blockbuster.

The book is based on real life events. It begins in a dramatic enough fashion with Bhagat receiving an e-mail from Govind who had taken many sleeping pills and was writing to him while waiting for the deadly sleep’s embrace. Chetan was shaken enough by the incident to track the boy down to an Ahmedabad hospital. Fortunately he was still alive to tell the tale. The book is loosely based on the three mistakes Govind made in his life.