Vipul Mittra’s eagerly awaited 2nd novel- ‘The Dream Chasers’

Mumbai SEP 27^TH2013(Eddie Patel):Social commentator, Bureaucrat and Litterateur - Vipul Mitra’s  secondbook – ‘The Dream Chasers’,  published by Random House, was launched
today in Mumbai by the legendary icon of Indian film industry – Shri Amitabh Bachchan. This work follows the publication of his debut novel – 'Pyramid of Virgin Dreams(Rupa & Co.) – which was well received and garnered critical acclaim across the country.

The Dream Chasers Book Cover

‘The Dream Chasers’ is a story of six youth pursuing their MBA –Viraat, Sandy, Karan, Mallika, Preeto and Vandana. The gang of six are united by their carefree camaraderie and unperturbed by lecturingprofessors or sermonising parents. When on their own, the boys are a
wild, reckless bunch. But when pretty Mallika - their common love - isin their midst they instantly become arch rivals.

The protagonist in the book is the tall, sharp, slightly aloof Viraat, but the story is as much about him as it is about his other friends.The book explores the dreams of each one in the gang, as they breezethrough their semesters and go on to do their summer internships, and
finally look for job placements. The idyllic life on campus spent squabbling over the prettiest girl soon shifts to the more sombre lifein the real world.

long, hard look at his predicament, and resolves that he is through with feeling sorry for himself and bitter about his shattered dreams. He sees the futility of his fantasies, and decides that he would muchrather be his own master than work for someone else. He also chooses
not to get distracted by romance and focuses instead on stabilising his life. When the gang reunites briefly a year after leaving college, other friends have had to make compromises too and discard thosedreams that are not worth chasing.

‘The Dream Chasers’ is a light hearted, coming-of-age novel that captures the follies of youth and plays on the inherent naiveté and rib-tickling escapades of six young lives. It also reflects on the aspirations and emotional travails of a progressive young India that
seeks to break its mould in pursuit of its dreams. The narrative adopts a refreshing and unpretentious approach to story-telling, so that it appeals to audiences across age groups.

By the time his MBA is over, he not only has to contend with losingMallika who has given away her heart to someone else, but he alsofinds that he is the biggest loser in his gang. At the crossroads of his young life, Viraat is forced into making tough choices. He takes a