It is not a lesser known fact that Chetan Bhagat’s 2 States has been based on his own life, however, very few know of the tumultuous relationship he has with his father. The author of six bestselling novels told to a national daily recently, “I felt he was not fair to my mother. She did a lot for him, the family, the in-laws, but she never got her due and it was a life lived just like a lot of Indian women who do that. When I was very young, I didn’t realise it but by the time I was a teenager, I started realising and resented it.” Chetan said he and his family had to go through hard times to deal with this issue but writing 2 States helped him forgive his father...........
