The Girl in Room 105

Sep 20, 2026

The Girl in Room 105 is a work of fiction by Chetan Bhagat, presented with publication credits, rights notices, and cover information. The text includes acknowledgements and a note to readers, followed by a prologue that opens on an IndiGo flight from Hyderabad to Delhi. Through dialogue and first-person narration, the story begins with turbulence, seatbelt trouble, fatigue, and a conversation with Keshav Rajpurohit, setting up the protagonist’s return journey and encounter.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages285

Reading Time7 h 19 min

AccessFree to download

Acknowledgements and A Note to Readers

Prologue

Prologue (continued)

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

The Girl in Room 105 Chetan Bhagat is the author of eight bestselling novels, which have sold over twelve million copies and have been translated in over twenty languages worldwide. The New York Times has called him ‘the biggest selling author in India’s history’. Time magazine named him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and Fast Company USA named him as one of the 100 most creative people in business worldwide. Many of his books have been adapted into films and were major Bollywood blockbusters. He is also a Filmfare award-winning screenplay writer. Chetan writes columns in the Times of India and Dainik Bhaskar, which are amongst the most influential and widely read newspapers in the country. He is also one of the country’s leading motivational speakers. Chetan went to college at IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, after which he worked in investment banking for a decade before quitting his job to become a full-time writer. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organisations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. Text copyright © 2018 Chetan Bhagat Lyrics on page 185 have been taken from the song You’ve Got a Friend in Me by Randy Newman (Walt Disney Music Company) All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher. Published by Westland, Seattle [www.apub.com](www.apub.com) Amazon, the Amazon logo, and Westland are trademarks [of](of Amazon.com)[ ](of Amazon.com)[Amazon.com](of Amazon.com), Inc., or its affiliates. ISBN-13: 9781542040464 ISBN-10: 1542040469 Cover design by Rachita Rakyan Cover photographer: Aishwarya Nayak Cover model: Kashmira Irani To those who never give up And To those who, like me, find it hard to unlove Contents Acknowledgements and A Note to Readers Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 SRINAGAR Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Prologue continued Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Acknowledgements and A Note to Readers Hi all, Thank you! In times of Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, you definitely deserve thanks for picking up a book, and especially for picking up my book! No book is one person’s effort alone. For this one, too, I have many to thank: My readers, who continue to support and motivate me with their love. It keeps me going, makes me come out of my lows, and think up new stories to tell you. Shinie Antony, my editor, friend, first reader of all my books—thanks for your invaluable help. Those who gave valuable feedback on the manuscript. (Alphabetically) Aamir Jaipuri, Anusha Bhagat, Ayesha Raval, Bhakti Bhat, Krushaan Parikh, Mansi Ishaan Shah, Michelle Shetty, Prateek Dhawan and Zitin Dhawan—thank you for all your help and suggestions. Mohit Suri, Vikrant Massey, Kashmira Irani, Sankalp Sadanah, Anshul Uppal and Siddharth Atha for their friendship and help in supporting the book. The editors at Westland for all their efforts to make the book better. To the entire marketing, sales and production teams at Amazon and Westland for working so hard on the book. To all the online delivery boys and girls who put the book in my readers’ hands. My critics. You help me improve and keep me humble. I am not perfect. Neither am I always right. I will work harder and get better. And those who don’t always agree with me, I respect

FAQs

Who is the author mentioned in the book?

The author is named as Chetan Bhagat, and the acknowledgements and prologue reference him directly.

What opening event starts the prologue?

The prologue begins aboard an IndiGo flight traveling from Hyderabad to Delhi, where turbulence creates tension and a seatbelt issue.

Is the book presented as fiction?

Yes. The text states it is a work of fiction, and names and events are used fictitiously with any resemblance to real people or events being coincidental.

Sep 20, 2026

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