Book Review: REVOLUTION 2020

 

A good read it is!

When life treats you cruelly, you either suffer in an endless loop of agony or you find a way out. The only way out could be: to be more cruel than the life already served. Indian education system for humble families is very set in its ways. Engineers and doctors thrive- or so it is said. This mindset takes a great toll on students who don't want to accept the only choices they're offered. Following one’s passion, or rather, one's heart, becomes really difficult. It's up to your will to either fight with the system and yourselves or give in to avoid complications. But it only gets worse, let me add, with a tinge of sensitivity.

Politics could never play fair, and even if it does, it means the least mud in your hands, not a mud-free environment.

“REVOLUTION 2020” by Chetan Bhagat impressively highlights that.

The story revolves around three friends, Gopal, Raghav, and Aarti. 

Gopal, who didn't want to be an engineer, gives in to the system and becomes the corrupt manager. Raghav, who is a bright student, even though he complied with his father’s wish to become an engineer, followed his passion for journalism. Aarti, the privileged daughter of an IAS officer, gives up on her dream easily, maybe because she was fed with a golden spoon. 

Those who haven't tasted what rejecting your dream means as sourness hasn't fought enough.

The love in this book is selfless and selfish at the same time.

“THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE” are always genuine, though. Even the toughest people can melt if love is rooted deep inside. It just takes courage and that free-fall where you can stand together and grow.

I’d recommend this book to everyone who wishes to have a reality check. This book isn’t fictional. It’s raw and real. Every Indian could relate. I suggest reading it, at least for the sake of connection. With yourself and with the system.