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Varun Agarwal

How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company is the true story of its young author Varun. The protagonist dreams about becoming an entrepreneur without much support from people around him. Convention emerges as a potent problem in the form of Engineering and MBA degrees. Alongside, there is also Anu Aunty, his mother's best friend who turns into his biggest threat. The character of Anu Aunty stands out in the book and she is presented as an interfering woman, poking her nose into the problems of others. She is the quintessential anxious Indian mother of an accomplished son. How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company presents Anu Aunty's constant ridicule and mocking of Varun's seemingly laidback and unaccomplished personality. Anu Aunty keeps appearing as an obstacle in the path of Varun and his friends at every juncture. However, Anu Aunty's ridicule eventually spurs Varun onto greater heights and he comes up with a business idea in partnership with his friend Rohan Malhotra. He decides to follow his own dreams and establishes an organization called Alma Mater. Creating customized accessories and outfits for educational alumni in India, the venture is a roaring success. How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded A Million Dollar Company is the author's debut novel and is on its fourth reprint already. Having sold twenty thousand copies in only a month, the book has become a bestseller by national standards. It has also occupied a firm foothold on the bestseller charts for eighty days at a stretch. He attained initial popularity with his Facebook blog posts, a few of which were sent to his publishers. The book was conceived once they demanded a full manuscript.

How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company

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Rojish Roy

A fantastic, fun-filled read especially for all budding entrepreneurs and youngsters who are thinking of getting into business. A must read especially for so called MBAs and Engineers! A true story, and written in witty way :)

Swati Raisinghani

Finished this book within a few hours!!! Its been long since I have found such a book. Hilarious, very true to the core and definitely a must read for anyone having entrepreneural (not sure if such a word exists) thoughts!!!

Freeda Lobo

Before I bought this book, I had clearly no idea that it existed(I didn't watch TV nor did I read about the book in the newspapers). I bought it all because of the fiery red huge bindi on Anu Aunty's forehead, read it all because of Anu Aunty's Varoooon(though I was completely embarrassed when my fellow commuters looked at me weirdly as I laughed out so loud reading the book in the bus) and loved it throughout. 

Everyone has an Anu Aunty; some have so many more (Like me), but this is not just any other book of an entrepreneur inspiring you through the hardships she/he faced. It's all about one dream, enveloped with a large amount of passion and love, to be made real!

Varun Agarwal, this is your first book and it was incredible, indeed. Looking forward to some other books down the lane, if you find time from Alma Mater, your friends and love life! You write really well, and should continue doing so.

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