Throughout the story, Krish was not on good terms with his father and doesn't share a close bond with him. Krish returns home and becomes a depressed workaholic.

But this too ends badly as Ananya's parents have a fallout with Krish's mother after which they leave, deciding that the families can never get along.

Now as they have convinced both their parents, they decide to make a trip to Goa to give their parents an opportunity to get to know each other. They are won over after Ananya intervenes to help one of Krish's cousins get married. But they run into problems as Krish's mother's relatives don't quite like the relationship and do not want Krish to marry a Tamilian. With Ananya's parents convinced, the couple then has to convince Krish's mother. He later convinces her mom by helping her fulfill her biggest dream of singing at a concert by arranging for her to perform at the concert organised by Krish's employer City Bank. At first, Krish tries to convince his girlfriend Ananya's parents by helping Ananya's brother Manju IIT tuition and by helping her father Swaminathan create his first PowerPoint presentation. Both graduate and get jobs with serious plans for their wedding. Ananya was tagged as the 'Best girl of the fresher batch'. The story begins in the IIM Ahmedabad mess hall where Krish, a Punjabi boy from Delhi sights a beautiful girl Ananya, a Tamilian from Chennai quarreling with the mess staff about the food.

It is narrated from a first-person point of view in a humorous tone, often taking digs at both Tamil and Punjabi cultures. The story is about a couple Krish and Ananya, who hail from two states of India, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, respectively, who are deeply in love and want to marry. This is his fourth book after Five Point Someone, One Night the Call Center and The Three Mistakes of My Life.Ģ States: The Story of My Marriage is autobiographical with only names changed. Bhagat wrote this novel after quitting his job as an investment banker. It is the story about a couple coming from two states in India, who face hardships in convincing their parents to approve of their marriage. 2 States: The Story of My Marriage commonly known as 2 States is a 2009 novel written by Chetan Bhagat.

The Girl in Room 105 by Chetan Bhagat