Chetan Bhagat (born 22 April 1974) is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality and motivational speaker, known for his English-language dramedy novels about young urban middle-class Indians.A noted public intellectual, Bhagat also writes columns about the youth, career development and current affairs for The Times of India (in English) and Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi).He won CNN-IBN Award in the field of Entertainment for the year 2014.