The 3 Mistakes of my Life By Chetan Bhagat

Just now i finished reading The 3 Mistakes of my Life By Chetan Bhagat.

Great book written by Chetan Bhagat.

Few important points i found from this book.

1) Donot be too greedy.
2) Donot eye any women other than your wife with lust.
3) Donot waste precious time thinking when we should act.


'Life will have many setbacks. People close to you will hurt you.But you don't break it off. You don't hurt them more. You try to heal it. It is a lesson every one country needs to learn.'


The 3 Mistakes of my Life is the third novel written by Chetan Bhagat. The book was published in May 2008 and had an initial print-run of 200000. The novel follows the story of three friends and is based in the city of Ahmedabad in western India.

The novel is set in the year 2000, when a young boy in Ahmedabad called Govind dreams of starting a business, and is based on real events.[2] To accommodate his friends Ishaan and Omi's passion, they open a cricket shop. However, each has a different motive: Govind's goal is to make money; Ishaan desires to nurture Ali, a gifted batsman; Omi just wants to be with his friends. During the story the characters have to deal with religious politics, earthquake, riots, unacceptable love and their own mistakes.


Characters

Govind: Govind is an ordinary guy with which anybody can relate. He has very few desires but he is obsessed with the desires he covets. His main ambition is to become a businessman. His best friends are Omi and Ish. He also loves Vidya. Govind does not quite believe in God and is an Agnostic. Friendship, business and mathematics are the most important things of his life.He is the narrator of this story

Ishaan: He is a big cricket freak and also a patriot at heart. Ishaan has been the best cricketer in his locality and school. He helps Govind's business by organising daily cricket coaching camps. He has a family which makes life worse for him. His father constantly nags him and his mother worsens the situation by keeping quiet. He has a younger sister, Vidya about whom he is quite protective.

Omi: He is the son of the Hindu priest of the local temple. His family enjoys great respect among the people. He is a bit dumb kinda boy and has not many dreams, but likes to concentrate on having a healthy body. However, he resents growing up and being a saint like his father. He is a religious person and actively takes part in his maternal uncle's (Bittoo Mama) religious politics. He is however confused about his religious views which are mainly influenced by Bittoo Mama.

Vidya: She is Ishaan's sister. She is a rebel at heart and dreams to break free the constrains of a typical middle-class family and society, to go to Mumbai and do a course in PR and be independent. She however despises maths which is required for her entrance exams. Hence, Ish had asks Govind to take her math tuition. However, in between their tuition they fall in love, have intimate sexual relations, which is unaccepted by anyone. Only Omi figures out the relationship Govind and Vidya share and also reminds Govind about the consequences of Ish getting to know about it.

Ali: One of the students in Ish's coaching classes and a great cricketer because of a rare nature's gift. However, he doesn't play too much cricket as he gets tired really fast and enjoys playing marbles. He is a Muslim boy and respects Ish like a Guru. He too, like Ish is patriotic at heart.he denies the offer of Australian scholarship and wants to play in the Indian side.

Bittoo Mama: He is the maternal uncle of Omi and belongs to a Hindu political Party. He follows the preachings of Parekh-ji, a political-cum-spiritual leader and has complete faith in him. He has locked his horns with Ali's father who belongs to the Secular Party. He has a son Dhiraj and he is not fond of Govind as he is an Agnostic. He is the main antagonist of the story.