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First published in the year 2005, One Night @ The Call Center (Bengali) is a novel that is based on the lives of six call center employees, and the turnaround in their circumstances after receiving a phone call from God. Summary Of The Book This book, One Night @ The Call Center (Bengali), begins with the author travelling from Kanpur to Delhi via train, where he comes in contact with a beautiful young girl who desired to tell him a story. However, the only condition she stated was that he had to base his new book on the story she was about to tell him. The book is centered on the lives of six individuals working at Connexions Call Center, located in Gurgaon, Haryana. The narrator of this novel is Shyam Mehta, who is witness to the phone call and is one among the employees at the call centre. The characters in this novel include Shyam, Priyanka, Vroom, Esha, Radhika, and military uncle. Each one of these characters are under a lot of stress due to the unforeseen events that are taking place in their lives. They have one thing in common, they hate their mean boss, Bakshi. Things take a turn one night during work when they receive a phone call from God. This book is centered on the troubles and insecurities faced by the upcoming middle class in India, throwing light on issues such as marriage, career, family, and inadequacy. It also deals with the youth of India, and their relationship with clients based in the US. This edition is the Bengali translation of the best-seller novel by Bhagat, which was published in 2005. The book has received good reviews and is Bhagat’s second most popular book. About Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat is a renowned author, speaker, and columnist. Some of Bhagat’s literary works include Five Point Someone, The 3 Mistakes Of My Life, What Young India Wants, 2 States and Revolution 2020. Bhagat was born on the 22nd of April, 1974, in New Delhi, India. He completed his schooling from Army Public School, New Delhi, after which he went on to pursue his degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, studying Mechanical Engineering. He also holds an MBA degree from the Indian Institute of Management. Prior to working as a full-time author, he held the position of an investment banker in Hong Kong. Bhagat has been presented with the Society Young Achiever’s award, and the Publisher’s Recognition award in the year 2005. In the year 2010, he was listed among the World’s 100 Most Influential People by the Time Magazine. Bhagat has written articles for a number of renowned publications such as The Times Of India and Dainik Jagran.