A Romance With Chaos by Nishant Kaushik is the story of Nakul, an average young Indian faced with the common dilemmas experienced by people of his age. With no prospects of job satisfaction and an uncertain future looming large, Nakul goes from a nobody to a somebody and finds his X-factor on the way.
The book deals with the struggles of a company executive in his twenties. Despite having achieved some success at a young age, Nakul goes through a series of obstacles that reduces his self-respect to nil. Stuck with an incompetent boss, a gold-digging girlfriend, and an uptight roommate, Nakul is leading a life that is less than perfect.
But things begin to change when Nakul encounters a few sketches done by an acquaintance. This incident provides a path that he has been looking for all his life. As the novel progresses, things start to look up for the protagonist, but nothing seems to last forever and this is what Nakul learns along the way.
While the narrative deals with the pressures of working in a corporate atmosphere, A Romance With Chaos provides a ray of hope for Nakul who does find happiness where he least expects it. It has a little something for everybody, including themes of love, politics, peer pressure, and the complications of working in the IT sector.
A Romance With Chaos is hilarious, yet thought-provoking, and has been well received by teen and adult readers, especially those working in the corporate sector. Critics have added their appreciation as well.
