Walking along with a B-school guy- Review of 3 @ a time
Finished reading the book ‘3 @ a time’ by Diptendu Sekhar
Chakraborty and published by M/s Omji publishing house a while ago. Before we
come to the book, let us know about the person who penned it down.
About the author:
Diptendu Sekhar
Chakraborty is an engineering graduate and had a post graduation degree in
management from Pune. He currently works with an automobile company based in
Muscat, Oman.
In his five year old
professional career, he has worked with automobile, advertising and
entertainment sector. His work has taken him to many parts across the country
and abroad. He finds his experience very relevant while giving shape to his stories.
This is his first
attempt at writing a full-fledged novel.
Diptendu is currently
based at Muscat, Oman. You can catch him watching movies or reading anything
near the sea shores of Muscat when he is not working.
Diptendu can be
reached at
About the book:
The idea that was formed in me as I read the title, I found it match
to a great extent with the story when I began reading it. The story is about a
young boy who enjoys dating three different girls at a time, and ultimately
meets all the desired consequences. The title ‘3 @ a time’ goes with the plot
to the fullest extent.
Now let us see the cover page. The front cover shows three girls dressed in white sitting on a plank of wood, while a boy is standing in front of them in jeans. Their faces, however, are not shown. The boy, supposedly, is the protagonist- Deepankar. And the three girls may indicate the ones he had dated with. The back cover shows a watermarked image of a clock. I liked the cover, but also felt things could have looked better had the girls not been shown together. The protagonist was, after all, not dating the girls keeping them together!
Now let us come to the main story.
The story is basically about the protagonist’s stay in
Khandala Business School. Deepankar is shown as a young and confident boy. Just
like any other boy of his age, he has dreams and ambitions. His only weakness,
I felt, is girls. In the beginning, we
see him get close to Dipanwita, who ultimately is found to be homosexual.
Deepankar doesn’t give up. He knows he will get some other girl. But he has the
least idea that he will now have to date three different girls at a time-
followed by a few more.
What I liked in the story is- the girls come close to him,
they fall for him, date him, betray him, hatch plans against him, but then, the
one who comes to his rescue, also is a girl. The story also shows many other
things such as placements, college functions, ragging (and getting ragged), etc
that keep adding spices to college life. My most favourite chapter is the
protagonist’s stay with Naina- the ultimate love of his life- at Hotel Yatri and
the things they have to face that night. The story ends with Deepankar bidding
adieu to the business school and moving on with his life.
The language used by Diptendu is simple and lucid. But is
lacks editing to a major extent- specially the grammar needs to be checked! I
would recommend the author to get it edited thoroughly during reprints.
At last, I would like to say, if you are a college goer, and
have interest in girls, you must read this book as you would enjoy a lot!
My rating for the book is 3 on 5.
I would, at the end, like to say that my bestest wishes are
with the author. As a debut, this was a great effort! I believe your next book
would turn out to be a rocker!
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