First Novel Second Edition

Harper Collins had published my second novel Married But Available which is the sequel to Mediocre But Arrogant. Most of my readers call these two books MBA-1 and MBA – 2 for short. Mediocre But Arrogant is a story of growing up in India.The protagonist Abbey belongs to a middle class Bengali family with dad, mom and kid sister Asmita. Baba believes that struggle are an integral part of life and a man has to struggle. Abbey’s Ma still calls him by his nickname Chotka (the little one) and worries that he will neglect his health during the two years at B School when all he has is hostel food. Abbey’s kid sister Asmita (Ass for short) is the one who knows how to keep the family members out of each other’s way.Listen to the conversation <click here> or copy paste this link in your browser http://snd.sc/ywjyYIAbbey’s friend Priya comes to see him off at the railway station. Abbey has always had this sneaky feeling that Priya loves him. Heck! If Priya were not so completely uncool, that would not be a bad thing. But when it was time for the train to leave, it becomes hard for Priya to hold back. Abbey is also surprised at what he says. Does he really mean it or did he just get carried away?Listen to the conversation <click here> or copy paste this link in your browser http://snd.sc/xLtgRXAbbey leaves behind his happy life at SRCC and joins the highly competitive B School in Jamshedpur – Management Institute of Jamshedpur. Abbey struggles. He is living in the hostel with a crazy room mate Pappu who sleeps all day. He makes new friends in the Boys Hostel. Joy, Hairy, Chumma Tina, Alps and of course with Ayesha. Ayesha is the toast of the campus. She keeps everyone guessing with her flirtatious behavior. Here is a sketch of Ayesha’s beautiful eyes. She was witty, provocative and loved to keep Abbey guessing. That was until Abbey met Keya.But life at MIJ was not easy. The food in the Mess was awful. Thank God for Dadu’s Dhaba. This is where all the students hung out to have food that could fill in the gaps that the Mess food couldn’t. This is where the Old Monk and Thums Up gulping parties happened.This is where everyone gathered to crib about the Profs. Especially Professor Tathagato Chattopadhyay or “Chatto” for short. He taught Quantitative Techniques (considered to be the most complicated subject known to man – at least according to the MIJ students). Chatto’s Bong accent, his high pitched voice and his quirky style of marking question papers made it a crazy experience.Listen to the Chamber of Horrors known as Chatto <click here> or copy paste this link in your browser http://snd.sc/xqOCUYMany people have told me that they found the letter written by the charismatic Father Hathaway, the Scottish priest (called Hathi by the students) is something they have kept in their diary or pasted on their wall as a piece they like to read often and get inspired. I love those lines.Listen to the Chamber of Horrors known as Chatto <click here> or copy paste this link in your browser http://snd.sc/znIHSUComing soon to a bookshop near you. Will yo let me know when you spot the book in your neighborhood store or at the airport/ railway station? Mail me at abhijitbhaduri@live.comI recommend that you buy this book from the HarperCollins site <click here> copy paste this link http://harpercollins.co.in/BookDetail.asp?Book_Code=3176