Inquisitiveness to Explore the Truth in Anita Nair's Lessons in Forgetting

Tradition, culture and patriarchy are the major factors that influence society. The relationship between an individual and society is always reciprocal and influential. The effective functioning of an individual is related to either the family or society. Anita Nair touches boldly on the varied aspects of individuals and reflects on the complexities they encounter in the journey of their lives. Nair has portrayed two different stories in the novel Lessons in Forgetting. She has interconnected Meera, a striving mother, and JAK, a father in chaos. The novel focuses on these two central characters, who overcome the challenges and sufferings of their lives, and on their determination to rise against the social crisis and finally forgive the offenders. This paper aims to explore the quest of a father to find the hidden truth behind the fatal accident that led his daughter to a comatose state.