I'm Not The Best Writer, But The Bestselling Writer: Chetan Bhagat

While giving the audience a presentation of his journey, he advised them to be more adaptive in life because "brilliance is not just enough to survive in this world".

"You have to realise that adapting is winning. Being smarter or intelligent is not enough in this world. How many times do we see a brilliant man heading a company? Then we look at them and wonder: 'Our fundas (basics) were better than his, but why aren't there'? So be more than what you are," said the author of six novels.

Bhagat, in his many interviews, has maintained that he isn't writing to win literary prizes but is using writing as a tool to teach English and make many people read books writing in simple English.

Even his latest novel "Half Girlfriend" is the love story of a non-English speaking Bihari boy and a Delhi girl. Through this "language divide", he is not just narrating a tale, but reaching out to mofussil India that aspires to "speaking flawless English" to find societal acceptance.

"These days, people are associating language with intelligence and this is creating a social-caste system. I want to stop this elitism," he said.

"Educated girls don't want to date a guy who doesn't speak English and this is what I have tried to bring out in my novel," he added.

Bhagat wants every slum dweller in the country to be able to read his book one day, and emphasised on how he doesn't want to repeat himself as an author with his novel.

"I want to change people's thinking by writing, so that they can elect better. I use my writings, novels and columns to focus on that aspect and hope my message reaches out to a large audience," he concluded.