Salman Rushdie isn't a fan, but that hasn't stopped Chetan Bhagat selling millions of novels. India's biggest author talks to Nirpal Dhaliwal about success, snobbery and the joy of broken English
August 2011
Anna Hazare's fight for change has inspired millions of Indians
Chetan Bhagat
The arrest of the anti-corruption campaigner has brought people from all walks of life together to demand an end to the old ways
January 2010
Robert McCrum on books
Chetan Bhagat: the paperback king of India
Robert McCrum
Forget the old literary heavyweights. The author millions of Indians are now reading sets his stories in call centres and sells his wares in supermarkets, writes Robert McCrum
