Kasturi Shukla is a fresh MBA graduate with a great job in hand. She is also geeky and single at 24.The biggest sore spot in Kasturi's life is her dominating, arranged marriage obsessed mother now hell bent on getting her daughter married off at the earliest.
Does Kasturi find love in one of the rather weird but IIT/IIM boys that Mum manages to shortlist? Or perhaps she can follow her wildly beating heart that seems to be set on the Greek God incarnate that her boss Rajeev Sir is? With office buddies Ananya and Varun by her side, the hilariously fumbling Kasturi embarks upon a rip roaring journey to find Mr. Right
The (In)Eligible Bachelors which chronicles Kasturi's diary through this time, is a riotous adventure of adrenaline, laughter and guffaws
It is also an invaluable lesson in love, family and friendship
One chronicle which every bachelor would like/love to read!!!
The(In)Eligible Bachelors is a laugh riot from beginning to end. Hilarious would be an understatement. It’s simply unputdownable ... fast, witty, & relatable characters. The first book ever which made me laugh out loud at oh! so many points! Kasturi’s diary is one chronicle which every bachelor would like/love to read. Seeing my late night reactions, my mom is now reading it after almost a decade. The sight of her reading, laughing and smiling throughout surely makes this book a treat for everybody. I wish this chronicle turns into a major motion picture one fine day. My heartiest congratulations.
This book is about me! Hey people, Ruchita has written such a wonderful story that I can 100% relate to. It really feels as if the characters and plots and sub-plots are something which have happened with me and my friends. Simple and yet so engaging and powerful. This is a winner and Ruchita is a star. Look forward to the next one :) :) :)
By Ruchita Misra. Grade: B+ Arranged marriages are complicated things. So are relationships. And so are mothers! Kasturi Shukla is a fresh MBA graduate with a great job in hand. She is also geeky and single at 24.The biggest sore spot in Kasturi’s life is her dominating, arranged marriage obsessed mother now hell bent on getting her daughter married off at the earliest. Does Kasturi find love in one of the rather weird but IIT/IIM boys that Mum manages to shortlist? Or perhaps she can follow her wildly beating heart that seems to be set on the Greek God incarnate that her boss Rajeev Sir is? With office buddies Ananya and Varun by her side, the hilariously fumbling Kasturi embarks upon a rip roaring journey to find Mr. Right. The (In)Eligible Bachelors which chronicles Kasturi’s diary through this time, is a riotous adventure of adrenaline, laughter and guffaws. It is also an invaluable lesson in love, family and friendship.
A mother obsessed with marriage, a smart ass girl too young to be saddled down, hilarious sidekicks, fumbling dates…where have I read this before? As you might have guessed, the plot is old and not very innovative, but Ms Misra manages to transform into something wonderful, and worthy of being read. I liked the main protagonist. Kasturi was a young woman of the 21st century, not a whimpering “gaao ki gori” and I loved her foibles. She is pretty, a little vain, a little sweet, a little funny…your ordinary next door girl which makes relating to her easier. Ms Misra has developed all her characters very well, and that works in her favour. It is a short read which is more entertainment than literature. And that too, works well in her favour. I also liked the narrating style. The idea of a diary telling the tale was interesting because it allowed the author to fully explore Kasturi’s emotions, and kept the pages turning. In the first few pages, I felt I was reading the Indianised version of the hilarious Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot – something that every teenage girl has once fallen in love with. What I didn’t like: a) The editing. It was terrible. Here, I don’t blame the author. It is the publishers’ fault. 12 p.m. has been referred to as 12 a.m. and vice versa. Shockingly, there have also been simple spelling mistakes. An ardent reader would definitely be discouraged by something like this. I was. b) The ending. I feel that it could have been done a little better. *SPOILERS* I felt that Kasturi was settling for the second best. Like Purva was her rebound guy. Maybe the author didn’t intend to make it come across as such, but I was definitely disappointed. The lack of emotions which Kasturi feels, which she terms it as “maturity” over her teenage crush on Rajeev did not go well with me. Maybe the author could have shown the epilogue around a year later, where Kasturi’s heart does speed up at Purva’s sight. They are not teenage reactions, symbolizing a crush. It would be very disheartening if they were. All in all, five hours of fun and frolic. Definitely a keeper!
This book had its both ups and downs. For one reason the writing style which tries to follow Meg Cabot's books just miserably fails. Sometimes trying to point out silly factors in numbered forms, it only makes us feel like a fourteen year old kids daily journal. It could've been done with a little more maturity or with a little more comic sense. No.2 the so called jokes cracked in between lines are not really funny. Could've picked some better stuff. I liked the crush description with Rajeev Sir. But, the only part where it pricked me was even after getting committed to him and being in a deep relationship that she still refers to him as 'Rajeev Sir', I mean it's her personal journal, she's writing her heart out.! I liked the way Purva was described, his nature. I felt that one came from the heart. And, liked him much better than Rajeev from the very beginning. I liked the fact she tried to pick out bollywood scenes here, but they could've been innovative. Not so cliched. But, all in all it was a nice read in one go. I would like to say I preferred the ending pretty much and the twist about Rajeev came off so well. So all in all , I believe if the writing style was a little more matured and the jokes were bit more innovative,the book would've carried much more weight to it.
A well written book and is extremely funny. The storyline is extremely predictable but its a good light hearted read :). I have already passed the book onto my mom ;).
Ruchita Misra's debut novel, the (in)eligible bachelors is the story of Kasturi Shukla on her way to find her Mr. Right. She is forced to meet the eligible grooms her mother forces her to meet. On the other hand, she is attracted to her extremely good looking boss. What will Kasturi do? Will she follow her heart? Will she find the right partner?
I was about to call it a night when it had started raining here. I couldn't supress the urge to read and I wanted to read something familiar. I think this is the fourth time I am reading this book, and I have to say, I still enjoined reading this. It's been a while since read something funny. Too bad I had this cough that wouldn't let me laugh whole heartedly..! It's good that nobody walked in on me when I was reading. I can only imagine how ridiculous I would have looked with the book on my read and me blushing under it, my spects be damned.
Kasturi is a one of those characters that stay in our mind even after we have finished reading. She is funny, sarcastic and melodramatic. Her witty one liners keep the tone light and interesting. The pace is moderate and ignoring the grammatical errors, the language is smooth and simple. The author has done a great job in developing each and every characters.
The book can be viewed in two ways. If you find the beginning interesting, move forward and you surely won't regret reading it. But if you don't, you might get offended as the book progresses, since you might find the book to be cliched and one dimensional. The physical descriptions of some characters do come across as body shaming and exaggerated. But the author has made up for this by developing lovable characters like Purva, Amay and Ananya. The speedy flow will keep you immersed in the book. Overall a funny and light read.
This is the worst book I've ever read. First of all, the story is basically a self-insert fan fiction that you could find on Wattpad. The writing is so bland, it's not authorship, its 'I wrote this for the literature competition in 3rd Grade'. One of the most important point of writing and reading books, which most authors forget is that the words are not just there to make the story go along, they are there to make you feel, almost like poetry. The main character literally acts like a kid. The ending seemed like an after-thought. And of course the author moved to London. The character here is so privileged and fails to acknowledge it so many times where they could that it sounds exactly like how an immigrant would act. I will never judge anyone for moving out of this country, this really is a hellfire but understand how lucky you are.
Hilarious and absolutely brilliant story, the story & situations were so relatable . All the characters in the story were perfect fit and some of the situations had me laughing so hard. Definitely a must read. Ruchita is a very talented storyteller and can't wait to read what she pens up next .Excellent witty story.. Just love it . Ruchita is just fab , she knows how to weave beautiful plots and well developed characters which pulls the characters in right from the beginning of the story. I have read all her stories and am spellbound by how beautifully she interweaves specks of life lessons and pearls of wisdom in her storyline . Not only the main characters are well developed but even the supporting characters are well developed and play important part in story. She is one of the few authors on Amazon that I am not ashamed to stalk and I buy her books the moment they are published even without reading the blurb because I know they would be great. I had read Second Chance at love first before I read this book and I was absolutely swooned by what a multitalented writer Ruchita is. Second Chance was more serious while the wittiness and the one liners in this book had me laughing through out I couldn't believe she was the same writer who wrote both stories. There were some scenes which had tears coming out my eyes coz I couldn't stop laughing. I loved Kasturi and Purva characters . Kasturi was a firecracker and Purva was so sweet and gentle ahh the perfect gentleman. Loved Kas friends Amaz and Anu . Even though the plot is predictable but the way Ruchita has written the story it was a great read. Couldn't put it down until I was done. Can't wait to read more of your stories
Picked this up because I loved her "second chance at love" and "someone to love"...and finished this one over the weekend. I don't remember the last time I liked a novel so so much. Ruchita is such a gem...she induces life in her characters and when we read them it feels like we are connected to them. I was searching for more of her novels but I didn't find many. I am desperately waiting for her new books as I am falling in love with her writings now ❤️
Rubbish plot, irritating one-dimensional characters. The only reason I finished it was I had made it 2/3 of the way through and felt compelled. The ending reads like the author was so fed up with writing the damn thing that she just cobbled together a random assortment of paragraphs and sent it to the editor, who then proceeded to publish the whole damn thing without proofreading it.
In the first half of the book the narration meanders. It picks up some pace in the second one but it is indeed difficult for the reader to reach the second half which has some action.
Titled "THE (IN) ELIGIBLE BACHELORS" is a debut by writer Ruchita Misra .The title of the book is as attractive as the cover...
The cover is very well designed and goes with plot of the book. The story revolves around "Kasturi" who is the protagonist. So what is it about? Just another love story? Not really...It’s far more than that. It’s about FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, TRUST, FAMILY and a lot of twist and turns.
Kasturi is a MBA graduate, single and 24. Her mother wants her to get married to a well settled, rich, suitable guy, an arranged marriage to be precise. Her mother’s hunt for a son in law begins with Ads in the news paper, a profile on SHAADI.com.
Soon Kasturi joins a company in Delhi. She makes new friends, ANANYA, a tomboy & VARUN, a nerd and a gossip monger. She continues to meet random guys in Delhi solely because she cannot say ‘NO’ to her mother and gives up to her emotional blackmail every time.
She meets a number of guys and is horrified with her experiences. Among all, she meets Purva who is a doctor, a shy and decent guy and a lot different from others. Although she never thinks about him that way, he lands up every now and then to help her in difficult situations.
She finds her job very interesting. Although most of the time she keeps making PPT's. Story builds up when Kasturi falls madly in love with her boss Mr. RAJEEV MEHOTRA. Rajeev is young, energetic, intelligent and a very good looking Punjabi guy. The romantic dinner, hangouts, chit chats, messaging, conversations between the two keeps you holding on to the book.
Kasturi reveals her relationship with Rajeev to her family. Her mother disapproves Rajeev because he is not a Brahmin. The story takes a big turn where Kasturi is dumb founded. She is unable to take the most important decision of her life. Will she make the right decision? Does she get out of the chaos?
The book is very interesting and has some very witty one liners. One can easily relate to the story and it makes you glued throughout. Vicarious writing style of the author made me realized that reading this book was time well spent.
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Written in the form of a diary in the first person, the book talks about Misra’s protagonist, Kasturi Shukla, a 24 year old pretty middle-class girl from one of India’s finest B-schools. Happy-go-lucky Kasturi has some really grave problems of her own, the topmost of which include her mother, who is hellbent upon marrying her off as soon as possible. And she wouldn't hear a NO from Kasturi on that matter. Kasturi’s father has no say in the matter and chooses to remain outside than watch mother-daughter fighting it out at home. Rest of the story is about men in her life and the complications there after.
The book works typically as yet another chick-lit, saved tremendously by witting writing by the author. It is not path breaking writing nor it intends to, but just allows you to have a time-pass read. The twist in the story is too close to the twist in Chetan Bhagat's debut novel 'Five Point Someone' and there are too many formulaic incidents for my liking. Grammatical errors apart (i read the first print), the book is fast paced and does not delve too deeply into any of the issues it claims to be handling in the narrative.
The writer makes some interesting points but coincidence is one big plot twist which is thrown in so often, it is clear that the author has taken the convenient route than a harder one. Even though occasionally indulgent, the book moves at a brisk pace and dwells little on the major plot points. The lead character, Kasturi is charming yet displays vulnerability as easily as cockiness. The author did manages to bring out the dichotomies of her life well and influence of other characters are bounced off well.
I am going with generous 2.5/5 for Ruchita Misra's '(In)Eligible Bachelors'. Read within realms of a chick-lit and you will not be disappointed with the book. It is a witty, fast pace read which is good time pass read for a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Arranged marriages are a huge part of the Indian culture and just like as the clock struck midnight and Cinderella turned back into a housemaid from a beautiful princess, when Indian girls turn 20 something it looks like for their parents they become neon signs that read “Grooms Wanted”. Obviously when you add elements like good educational as well as social pedigree along with alignment of stars, horoscopes, castes and ‘gotras’, you have one big ugly and messy situation in your hand. Kasturi, an MBA finds herself in this mess as her overbearing mother decides that Kasturi should get married and starts looking for rich IIT/IIM boy for her.
Kasturi protests only to be sucked into the trap of the never ending emotional blackmail that her mother throws her way in a nano second whenever Kasturi decided to speak her mind and finds herself meeting these filthy rich but completely weird so called ” Mr. Right(s)” her mother has shortlisted for her. In the course of this groom shortlisting....Read complete review: http://www.coml13.com/index.php/2015/...
When i Saw Awadh Samman to Ruchita mishra by UP-CM, then i was exited to knowing about her. I googled her and know about her book. Read her Interview and her Blog. Then decided to read her book. Started with last page. Yet Book has a good Connectivity in Bollywood Style. First, I will discuss about her Interview, some lines are highly interested like : She started writing because of Recession(job), firstly she started painting then go for Writing. I like her very much (Not in that sense), as a blogger and writer because me too doing both from 9th class. Now about book , as usual words Book is very awesome, has good connectivity, good Entertaining and little Funny. Must Read. For More Buy a Book, Read and Realize the reality.
A good one...hilarious , witty and fun read. Loved the author’s way of writing the story. Kasturi is someone we would all relate to. We all, at some point have been feeling like her, our expectations of the life partner somewhere connect with hers. But the best part about the story is that it is not very predictable. Loved the way the characters and sketched .You would hate Ananya’s mom ,u would love to have a friend like Pitaji and You would love falling in love with Dr Purva . Oops, i have revealed too much ;) For the rest please pick the book and read. I am sure you won’t regret even a moment of it.
I was unable to stop myself laugh out loud while reading it. Almost in tears in between and truly delighted at the way it comes to end. Story reminds, how important friendship is, in everyone's life. How important parents are, even if they are annoying sometime. Most importantly it reminds, how many of us claim about understanding what love is, which is not so true in most cases. Its only when one comes face to face with their love, realize what it is exactly. And then it will be up to us lead life with it.
Funny and Unputdownable! I read the book in 5 hours straight... that speaks volumes about the kind of book this is. The best thing about the book is that the protagonist is not perfect. A little goofy, a little serious, totally adorable and tons of fun to read... :)
The situations are life like, well most of them anyway and you can probably think up of knowing someone who has been there and done that. It is breezy, fun read... perfect for taking your mind off the stress after a busy week.
Ruchita Misra is exploring a market that is yet to take off on a grand stage in India. And that is, what I would like to call, the 'chick-books' market. As far as I understand, there's still lots of room to explore and many such books will be on the shelf sooner rather than later. As far as this book is concerned, it is an easy going book, but it could have been a lot better.`