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The partition of India was one of the most dreadful times in the recent Indian history. Since 1950s, it has time and again been depicted in various media. 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.

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. 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.

The odds start when a train filled with dead bodies of Sikhs and Hindus arrive in Mano Majra. Riots and strikes reached a high with the Sikhs and Hindus being on one side and the Muslims on the other. 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. Also underlying it is a love story that transcends all religion and odds.

Regarded as one of the most heart-rending testimonials of the partition of 1947, the Train to Pakistan is an ideal novel for those who wishes to learn more about Indias past and is looking for more than the socio-political scenario behind the partition.

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One of Indias most acknowledged column-writer and novelist, Khushwant Singh was the founder-editor of Yojana and had served as the editor of Hindustan Times, the National Herald and the Illustrated Weekly of India. He was also awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974, but returned it as a protest against the atrocities of the Indian Army on the Golden Temple in 1984.

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Khushwant Singh was India's best-known writer and columnist. He was founder-editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and Hindustan Times. He is the author of classics such as Train to Pakistan, I shall Not Hear the Nightingale (retitled as The Lost Victory) and Delhi. His non-fiction includes the classic two-volume A History of the Sikhs, a number of translations and works on Sikh religion and culture, Delhi, nature, current affairs and Urdu poetry. In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. Among the other awards he has received are the Punjab Ratan, the Sulabh International award for the most honest Indian of the year, and honorary doctorates from several universities. He passed away in 2014 at the age of ninety-nine.

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Atlantis

Best book regarding the partition of Punjab

Reviewed in India on 15 September 2023

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Written in the form of a novel, it describes the pangs of partition of Punjab in 1947. Written in an immaculate English, it is brief yet heart-rending piece of description of love and mindless genocide staged by power brokers. A must read for all.

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The book is quite easy to read and written well. The ending seemed abrupt but it is satisfying.

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Ritika Chhabra

a definite rec from the time of partition

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I feel stupid merely thinking of reviewing the Khushwant Singh's book, Train to Pakistan but of course, it has to be done, and so, here it goes:

Train to Pakistan is the story of the small village of Mano Majra. It starts at the time of partition, soon after when the English have left India leaving a broken country in their wake. The muslims have fled to Pakistan and have had their independence for a day already. And now that the Britishers are gone, the sense of religion has been increasing ten-folds. The love between the Hindus and the Muslims has been replaced by hatred and this hatred is becoming evident in the large number of corpses flying here and there. However, despite all of this, the small village of Mano Majra is safe. It has a train station but very few trains stop by and so, they generally do not have any information about what is happening in Delhi. Besides, these people have known each other for a long time. They do not hold any enmity toward each other because of their religion. All is well until the murder of the richest money lender in the village. That one night changes everything.

What makes this novel special (other than the fact that it is an Indian classic) is the fact that throughout its entirety, it is a rather uneventful story. Things happen but they do not hold a very huge importance. The most important event in this novel, in fact, the highlight of this novel is the climax. That is also where the book takes its name from.

Another special thing about this novel is that it talks of a time when Hindus and Muslims lived together in harmony. There is also a young couple here—a Muslim girl and a Sikh boy—both of who have fallen in love with each other (another thing that sets the climax). So in a way, this story is also a love story, although that is not the primary theme of it (for which I'm rather glad myself). Anyway, what I intend to say by mentioning this couple is that despite the time of turbulence in the country, and despite the situation in the rest of the country (or rather, two countries), people in Mano Majra live happily. That is, until a few policemen come and try to diverge the two communities. They take the Muslims away with the intention of taking them to Pakistan and then a few more Hindu come with the intention of harming them in their trains, of sending a train of corpses to Pakistan. And in that moment, the Sikhs of Mano Majra forget their brotherhood for the sake of religion. Through all of this, Khushwant Singh shows the situation of India and Pakistan, of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims and how, in the end, religion is the easiest way to persuade someone to do something.

This book perfectly captures the horrors of the partition of India. Despite the brutalism, I still believe this book was rather sugar-coated by Singh in order to make it readable by all people. I loved the book for showing about the culture of Punjab, about the pre-partition situation in small villages of Punjab and above all, displaying how the police system has always been weak in India. Bringing Iqbal behind the bars proves just that. So overall, I'm rather happy for having come across a book like this. It reminded me of the hard times the two nations of India and Pakistan have faced in their past (and continue to face even today—71 and a half years later. A definite recommendation.

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Very engaging, intense moments and some let u into ur own stream of thoughts. Word another word and the other

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Kabir

A classic, must read!

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The book is a classic and requires little introduction. Khushwant Singh’s writing is a delight and this one’s the first book I ever read from the writer. Although I had read some of his works in my school textbooks, never had I read any of his books.
This book is about the partition of Pakistan from India. There is no doubt that the event is the deadliest and the most gruesome chapter in chronicles of India and the topic is a personal one to me. I have grown up listening to stories of trauma and agony from my grandmother's tongue, of losing family and struggling to keep alive. The book was a triggering one for me personally and the detailed description of barbarity engulfed me with dejection.
The story based in a small village, paints a vivid picture of traditional Punjab. It features a set of god fearing people who are full of innocence and indifference, leading their lives with a handful of prejudice that falls easily at the hands of manipulators.
A series of unusual departures and arrivals of special trains at the Railway Station causes unrest in these lives and digresses the peace in the village to affliction. The story portrays the political premises and inclinations of the time, the attempts to creating a proletariat revolution, the appreciation and faith in Gandhi to his criticism, and weaponising religion for power and politics.
Not much has changed since the time, comrades are still trying to erect a revolution, Gandhi and Nehru are still being appreciated by some and blamed by others, religious intolerance and mass murders have not become a thing of the past yet but, there are fewer dacoits and" badmash" on the streets walking with spears and guns than the ones in power, the ruling class, sitting in their safari suits. The book reinstated my belief in the essential goodness of human character, and delineated how the fear of oblivion after sacrificing one’s life overpowers the ability to reason and to process all the education and ideals procured through its lifetime.
It took me some time to delve into the reading, a few English translations of commonly used Hindi-Punjabi words put me off and I had to push myself to read ahead and not form an immediate opinion and I am really glad that I did read. The story keeps growing one sentence at a time quite neatly. What I loved the most about the writing was how it was inclusive but at the same time not very long or tiring to follow. It amazed me how freedom meant little to simple people like these village dwellers and how little were they affected by the turn of tables in India’s political hegemony. Singh’s description of events was so lucid that I could literally sketch each scene in my head. The bittersweet ending of the story made me sigh as I wondered about the thought processes of the characters and how their actions brought the story to a finish.
The book is for everyone and I personally feel that it is one of those classics that we all must read at some point in our lives.

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Kunal Goyal

Very interesting book

Reviewed in India on 26 July 2023

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Beautiful narration of events people,characters,emotions thinking etc of historical events (during partition of the country 1947).The poignant part of the book is how triumphant can love be .The notorious character in the book(Jugga singh) fights all odds & saves the lives of hundreds of one particular community for is beloved.

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Dijo George

Excellent work

Reviewed in India on 27 June 2023

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A true depiction of India after the partition

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Weird ending

Reviewed in the United States on 12 September 2023

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The majority of the book is pretty enjoyable to read. However do not expect an ending that makes you feel rewarded for putting the time in to complete the book.

Justin

understanding our modern world.

Reviewed in the United States on 30 July 2023

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18 million people displaced. 1 million lives lost. To quote a certain despot, these numbers are statistics. Train to Pakistan synthesizes them into a tangible tr

Luan Gaines

A harrowing journey to the inevitable...

Reviewed in the United States on 12 April 2002

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The summer of the Partition of India in 1947 marked a season of bloodshed that stunned and horrified those living through the nightmare. Entire families were forced to abandon their land for resettlement to Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India. Once that fateful line was drawn in the sand, the threat of destruction became a reality of stunning proportions. Travelers clogged the roads on carts, on foot, but mostly on trains, where they perched precariously on the roofs, clung to the sides, wherever grasping fingers could find purchase. Muslim turned against Hindu, Hindu against Muslim, in their frantic effort to escape the encroaching massacre. But the violence followed the refugees. The farther from the cities they ran, the more the indiscriminate killing infected the countryside, only to collide again and again in a futile attempt to reach safety. Almost ten million people were assigned for relocation and by the end of this bloody chapter, nearly a million were slain. A particular brutality overtook the frenzied mobs, driven frantic by rage and fear. Women were raped before the anguished eyes of their husbands, entire families robbed, dismembered, murdered and thrown aside like garbage until the streets were cluttered with human carnage.
The trains kept running. For many remote villages the supply trains were part of the clockwork of daily life, until even those over-burdened trains, off-schedule, pulled into the stations, silent, no lights or signs of humanity, their fateful cargo quiet as the grave. At first the villagers of tiny Mano Majra were unconcerned, complacent in their cooperative lifestyle, Hindu, Sikh, Muslim and quasi-Christian. Lulled by distance and a false sense of security, the villagers depended upon one another to sustain their meager quality of life, a balanced system that served everyone's needs. There had been rumors of the arrival of the silent "ghost trains" that moved quietly along the tracks, grinding slowly to a halt at the end of the line, filled with slaughtered refugees.
When the first ghost train came to Mano Majra the villagers were stunned. Abandoning chores, they gathered on rooftops to watch in silent fascination. With the second train, they were ordered to participate in burying the dead before the approaching monsoons made burial impossible. But reality struck fear into their simple hearts when all the Muslims of Mano Majra were ordered to evacuate immediately, stripped of property other than what they could carry. The remaining Hindus and Sikhs were ordered to prepare for an attack on the next train to Pakistan, with few weapons other than clubs and spears. The soldiers controlled the arms supply and would begin the attack with a volley of shots. When the people realized that this particular train would be carrying their own former friends and neighbors, they too were caught, helpless in the iron fist of history, save one disreputable (Hindu) dacoit whose intended (Muslim) wife sat among her fellow refugees. The story builds impressive steam as it lurches toward destiny, begging for the relief of action. In the end, the inevitable collision of conscience and expediency looms like a nacreous cloud above the hearts of these unsophisticated men, a mere slender thread of hope creating unbearable tension.
I was impressed with the power of Singh's timeless narrative, as the characters are propelled toward a shattering climax, as potentially devastating as any incomprehensible actions of mankind's penchant for destruction. I was struck also, by the irony: how the proliferation of a rail system that infused previously unknown economic growth potential to formerly remote areas, also became the particular transport of Death. Only a few years earlier, a rail system in another part of the world carried innumerable Jews to Hitler's ovens, another recent barbaric use of Progress, originally intended to further enrich the potential accomplishments of the human race.

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Timothy J. Bazzett

An artful mix of humor and horror. A powerful little novel.

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TRAIN TO PAKISTAN, by Khushwant Singh, first published in 1956, is something of a classic in India, but I ran across it quite by accident. I'm glad I did, as it offers a quick and surprisingly entertaining - and educational - glimpse of the bloody civil war that erupted between the Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims in 1947 during the partition of a newly independent India. During this time distrust, fear and hatred ran rampant, causing formerly peaceful neighbors to betray and even murder each other over religious and political differences. Singh used the tiny, remote village of Mano Majra, situated near the border of the newly created state of Pakistan to illustrate how quickly things could change. The author's famously agnostic views play a prominent part in his story, particularly represented by Iqbal, the "stranger in town," an educated "social worker" whose questionable religious /ethnic identity leads to his arrest following a murder in the town. There is also an understated "love story" between Jugga, a Sikh petty criminal, and the daughter of the local Imam, which figures in. Singh's feelings about organized religion are stated thusly -

"India is constipated with a lot of humbug. Take religion. For the Hindu, it means little besides caste and cow-protection. For the Muslim, circumcision and kosher meat. For the Sikh, long hair and hatred of the Muslim."

And he has more to say - about Christians, ethics, philosophy ("muddleheadedness"), Yoga, reincarnation, etc. But you get the idea. There are generous helpings of sly humor and sarcasm here too in its portrayals of minor officials and religious clerics. But what takes center stage by story's end is the wholesale butchery and horror of this awful conflict, with its trains full of bodies going both ways across the border in those early days of the partition.I

TRAIN TO PAKISTAN is Singh's best known book, and was also successfully adapted to the screen. It is a powerful little novel, no question. Very highly recommended.

- Tim Bazzett, author of the memoir, BOOKLOVER

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The Train to Pakistan

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Train to Pakistan is a work of fiction, but events that are subject of this book are not too well known in the West in general and the United States in particular. Therefore, for the benefit of those who may not be familiar with the events and the time period which are the subjects of the book, it must be explained that the book describes events that did happen in real life. Thus the book is a fictionalized version of a certain period of history of the sub-continent of India.

Therefore, I believe, that a certain introduction to that period is called for. Lord Louis Mountbatten presided over the departure of the British from India(see "Freedom at Midnight") and, the resulting subdivision into two countries we know today: India and Pakistan. The partition of the country was along geographic religious majority lines, ostensibly, and yet it was somewhat arbitrary.

Joseph Stalin said that death of one man is a tragedy but a million deaths were a statistic. The partitions of British India dislocated over ten million people and close to a million were assassinated systematically in one of the worst sectarian violences in human history
The author a British-educated lawyer has described the mass killings along religious lines in Train to Pakistan. It is an easy read. The lack of in depth knowledge of culture and history of the subcontinent do not in any way lessen the impact of the events in the book. The characters are true representation of people who could, and did, belong there and events are fictionalized version of real-life events. One is inescapably reminded of Anatoli Kuznetsov's Babi Yar. Both describe events that happened in the same decade, 1940s, except one was in the West and the other halfway around the world in the East; one was political killings, the other religious. Both the books describe genocide and senseless mass killings for the sake of killing.

The copy of the book that I received, as my purchase, a Roli Books printing, though, leaves something to be deisred in quality of printing. Black and white photographs are by the late Margaret Bourke-White of Time Life. The photographs enhance the 50-year issue of the book immeasurably in that they destroy any last and lingering skepticism that the reader might harbor that such mass human sectarian atrocities couldn't be true. Both books attest to man's endless capacity for inhumanity to man.

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