2 States (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Krish Malhotra: the hero..... IIT and IIM pass out who loves Ananya Swaminathan
• Manjunath Swaminathan: Younger brother of Ananya and a future IITian
• Ananya Swaminathan: The romantic, outgoing and pretty heroine who wants to marry the punjabi, whom she is in madly love with but at the same time needs her parents with her who are actually against her love.
• Mrs Kavita Malhotra: Krish's mother .. the real punjabi household.
• Mr Swaminathan: Ananya's dad, the typical tamilian, hard working, educated and not so out going.
• Balakrishnan/Bala: Boss of Krish at Chennai Branch with a little absent minded attitude.
• Mrs. Swaminathan: A new talent in Karnatic singing, Ananya's mother, a typical South Indian Brahmin

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• “Pretty girls behave best when you ignore them. Of course, they have to know you are ignoring them, for otherwise they may not even know you exist.”

  Krish Malhotra

• “The world's most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within us.The worst part is, you cant even tell who is who..”

  Krish Malhotra

• “Forgiving doesn't make the person who hurt you feel better, it makes YOU feel better..”

  Guru at Aurbindo Ashram

• “Why should any guy want to be only friends with a girl? It’s like agreeing to be near a chocolate cake and never eat it. It’s like sitting in a racing car but not driving it”

  Krish Malhotra

• “Jealousy is a rather enjoyable emotion to watch.”

• “Nothing soothes an upset Punjabi like dairy products”

  Krish Malhotra

• “How can such scary looking parents create something so cute?”

  Krish Malhotra

• “She had perfect features, with her eye, nose, lips, and ears the right size and in right places. That is all it takes to make people beautiful, normal body parts – yet why does nature mess it up so many times?”

  Krish Malhotra

• “Rules, after all, are only made so you can work around them”

• “The pretty girl is always right.”

  Krish Malhotra

• “When a woman comes into your life, things organize themselves.”

  Krish Malhotra

• “Certificates from top US universities adorned the walls like tiger head in a hunter’s home.”

  Krish Malhotra

• “The word “future” and females is a dangerous combination.”

  Krish Malhotra

• “From biscuit to brides, if there is anything their children really want, parents have a problem.”

  Krish Malhotra

• “I don't want to be the IIT brother.”

  Krish Malhotra

• “The pretty girl is always right.”

• “Nothing soothes an upset Punjabi like dairy products.”

• “The world’s most sensible person and the biggest idiot both stay within you. The worst part is you can’t even tell who is who.”

• “From biscuit to brides, if there is anything their children really want, parents have a problem.”

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Ahmedabad
• New Delhi
• Chennai
• Goa

Organizations edit see section history

• Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad: One of the best institutes for management in India. Ahmedabad center being the most prominent.
• Citibank: Add a description of this organization.
• Hindustan Lever

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Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Cross-cultural Marriage: In India marrying outside your caste is considered taboo. How they get around that is shown

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Chetan Bhagat (Author)

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Its a romance actually

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Multicultural
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction

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