Also underlying it is a love story that transcends all religion and odds. Train to Pakistan is a historical novel by writer Khushwant Singh, published in 1956. Torn between them and their vested interests are two peopleJuggut and Iqbal, the former being a criminal and the latter being a western educated fellow on a mission to reform the society. Riots and strikes reached a high with the Sikhs and Hindus being on one side and the Muslims on the other. Then, a local money-lender is murdered, and suspicion falls upon Juggut Singh, the village gangster who is in love with a Muslim girl. But Partition does not mean much to the Sikhs and Muslims of Mano Majra, a village on the border of India and Pakistan.
Provided through OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks. TRAIN TO PAKISTAN It is the summer of 1947. The odds start when a train filled with dead bodies of Sikhs and Hindus arrive in Mano Majra. Train to Pakistan, Khushwant Singh photographs, Margaret Bourke-White concept, research & editing.
An idyllic and peaceful village, Mano Majra resorted to love and harmony even at the face of all odds till external forces come and disrupted all the harmony. In the summer of 1947, when the creation of the state of Paki. The novel commences with a description of Mano Majra, a little village with Muslim and Sikh population that suddenly becomes a part of the border between Indian and Pakistan. Read 1868 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. However, while most of those focussed mainly on the socio-political causes and effects, the Train to Pakistan is a novel which has captured the essential human trauma and suffering in the face of such a terror and crisis. Since 1950s, it has time and again been depicted in various media. NO PHYSICAL BOOK WILL BE SENT> The partition of India was one of the most dreadful times in the recent Indian history.