Abhijit Bhaduri’s Blog
I write about careers, skills and the world of work. The cartoons and sketches are mine.
Get an MBA free...
XLRI, Jamshedpur is organizing Homecoming 2005 on19-20 November 2005.Be there in XL and get a free M-B-A (Mediocre But Arrogant).
Mehul Pandya writes...
However, I would have expected to hear more about Keya and Abbey and still wondering what happened to that? If you had the liberty to complete the story to be a happy ending, what would have been your story? Perhaps, I would have also imagined Abbey entering into a serious relationship with Ayesha.
Anubhuti Sharma of Hewitt, US wrote to say
Abbey and his friends re-create the magic of sipping chai with friends, strumming drunken songs through early hours, making “life or death” decisions on love and life, tackling colorful professor personalities and their colorless assignments, and in the end winning a ticket to the corporate circus – somewhat wiser.
Satarupa Ray's Interview at Oxfordbookstore.com
On his favourite authorsSatyajit Ray, Sunil Ganguly, Shankar, Bani Basu, Joy Goswami, Upamanyu Chatterji, Arundhati Roy…the list goes on…
The Breakfast Show on NTV 7
This was recorded for NTV7's Breakfast show in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sumita Ambasta's Review of the Book
In that, Abhijit has succeeded in examining what exactly is the role of higher education in a society that values material success of exterior kinds, involving degrees, wealth, corporate positions, and fame. And he does it while making one laugh and cry, in a world that is funny, erotic, irreverent and colorful in ways we have never viewed it.
Moneycontrol.com Review
The book has it all - from the college wisecrack, to the guy who plays Bob Dylan on his guitar, to the class hottie that every guy is trying to woo, bad hostel food and the works. But just in case you thought the title reflected the caliber of MBA graduates, the author himself a human resources graduate from XLRI rushes to explain.
Interview on Malaysian National TV with Will Kuah
Will said that as soon as Mediocre But Arrogant becomes a film, he will feature it on his other show called MY ENTERTAINMENT (ENG) Mon to Fri, 12PM which is an exciting, slick daily show that gives you the latest in international and local entertainment news. Covering music, movies, fashion and beyond.
View From Kuala Lumpur
The list reads like thisNo 1 The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownNo 2 Mediocre But Arrogant by Abhijit BhaduriNo 3 The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
Daily News & Analysis, Mumbai
Present at the launch was film director Shyam Benegal, who said, "lt could make a good film, but not by me by someone younger and fresh into the profession."
Mediocre But Arrogant Hits Best Sellers List
The Oxford Bookstore's bestseller list1. The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown2. The Hungry Tide -Amitav Ghosh3. Mediocre But Arrogant - Abhijit Bhaduri
The Statesman, Kolkata 4th Aug 2005
The ad guru, Ram Ray said: "Reading the book was like going to a party, a party one does not forget. The book made me revisit college."
Book Review at The Week
Pure serendipity no doubt, but campus novels seem to be becoming a hot new trend in Indo English fiction. Where there was a void earlier, three have appeared within a year. Chetan Bhagat's surprisingly successful Five Point Someone, about life at IIT; Sudeep Chakravarti's Tin Fish, enshrining Mayo College; and now Abhijit Bhaduri's effort.
XLRI - It was good to be home
I finally got to hear "XL di Kudiyan" (composer Rohit Munjal - who I finally met at Hyderabad). Had chai and samosas at Niranjan's dhaba and then had a serious OMAXI meeting with Madhukar Shukla for the rest of the evening.
Kolkata Newsline - Expressindia.com 5th Aug-2005
"Bhaduri’s protagonist in his debut novel, has followed the coming-of-age of English, August’s Agastya as contemporary Indo-Anglican fiction’s most sardonic and understated characters." Indian Express