Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat Summary
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In Varanasi, three friends face love, corruption, and impossible choices. Revolution 2020 sold one million copies in just 100 days, exposing India's exploitative education system. What would you sacrifice - your integrity or your dreams - in a world where both rarely coexist?
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A Love Triangle in the Sacred City
In the ancient city of Varanasi, where the Ganges flows eternal and pilgrims seek salvation, three childhood friends find themselves entangled in a web of love, ambition, and moral choices. Their story begins with a simple act - ten-year-old Gopal stealing half a chocolate cake from Aarti's lunch box. This childish theft sparks a friendship that will evolve into something far more complex as they grow older. Aarti, daughter of the District Magistrate, develops compassion for Gopal after learning about his difficult circumstances - a dead mother, a struggling schoolteacher father, and a bitter family feud over ancestral land. Their lunch-sharing ritual beneath the school's banyan tree becomes the foundation of a bond that will shape their lives for years to come. As they share not just food but dreams and stories, their vastly different backgrounds create a tension that foreshadows future conflicts. While Aarti dreams of becoming an air hostess and seeing the world, Gopal remains grounded in practical concerns about financial security and social status - a dynamic that mirrors the eternal tension between tradition and modernity that defines their holy city.
Dreams Collide with Reality
The Education Factory
Moral Compromises
Idealism Versus Corruption
The Weight of Success
The Revolution Within
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