Chetan Bhagat’s Reaction To Hawker Selling Pirated Copy Of His Own Book Is Winning Hearts!

You’d be lying if you say that you have NEVER read/tried reading Chetan Bhagat! I remember stepping into teenage and reading everything that Bhagat had to write about – from his blogs to social media posts, columns – everything. Because at 13, my librarian wouldn’t let me read Sidney Sheldon and Chetan Bhagat was my only way of feeling “like an adult”. Of course, soon I grew out of it…thankfully.

Chetan Bhagat has stirs a lot of controversies online from time to time for which he does face a nasty amount of backlash. However, this time he went on to tweet something rather sweet and heartwarming!

Bhagat recently posted a video of how a street hawker tried selling his own book to him at the traffic signal. Even though the book was pirated, Bhagat engaged in a jovial conversation with him, asked him about how the book was selling and was the author any good.

The boy handed Bhagat his recent book saying, “Nayi wali ayi hai. Bohot acchi bikti hai.”

Bhagat checks the book out and asks if it’s real or fake.

“Online ka copy hai, Sir”, he replies.

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According to sources, pirated copies are xeroxed versions of a copy of the e-books available online.

Chetan, however, buys the book anyway and introduces himself and shakes the hawker’s hand!

“I don’t support piracy (hurts me directly) but I also know it helps people like him make a living”, he writes.

Watch the video here:

Netizens are gushing over how well Bhagat treated the hawker and the video is winning hearts!

In the past, a street hawker in India tried selling the famous Paulo Coelho his own book. He posted the hawker’s picture and said and wrote: “People call this “pirate” editions. For me this is an honour, an honest way for this young man to make money.”

Street hawkers might sell you pirated versions of books, but it is their only way of making a living. They don’t understand how it is a loss for the authors. Bhagat’s gesture towards the hawker is truly touching!

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