Keep off the Grass
Posted by manuscrypts | Posted in Books | Posted on 10-09-2008
Tags: Karan Bajaj, Keep off the Grass
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Karan Bajaj
Karan Bajaj’s debut novel reminds me a lot of Chetan Bhagat’s first work, perhaps because of the similarity in milieu- IIT and IIM. Karan Bajaj is an IIM alumnus, and so this does seem a bit autobiographical. Well, even if its not, its definitely introspective, and is at its root, a person’s search for himself.
Samrat Ratan is the protagonist, who takes a break from his hotshot investment banking life on Wall Street, and gets into IIM-Bangalore. Its an interesting book, if not spectacular, and is definitely worth a read, if only for the analytic construction of the final lesson ‘ happiness is about being comfortable in your own skin…. living a life of your own, and not an imitation of someone else’s reality’
Of course, even that is only a perspective, but it happens to be one I agree with 
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I persnally found Keep Off a much better read than Chetan Bhagat’s rather over rated Five Point someone … he managed to keep it real but layered – quite engrossing.
Btw, love you site sections on restaurant reviews – you eat (out) a lot!
much as i hate to do it, i might have to read FPS all over again to firmly comment on that
FPS was marketed well, i think..
heh, yes, that i do
now to get OPM to read the blog