Train to Pakistan – Paperback

ISBN-13: 978-0143065883

Set in the summer of 1947, Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh is a powerful and moving novel set against the backdrop of the Partition of India.

The story unfolds in Mano Majra, a small village on the border of India and Pakistan, where Sikhs and Muslims have lived together peacefully for generations. Partition initially seems distant and insignificant to the villagers, until a local moneylender is murdered and suspicion falls on Juggut Singh, the village's notorious gangster.

Everything changes when a train arrives carrying the bodies of massacred Sikhs. Fear, mistrust, and communal tensions begin to tear the village apart, forcing its people to confront the violence surrounding them.

Amidst conflicting loyalties and growing hatred, Juggut Singh is given an opportunity to redeem himself and make the ultimate sacrifice to protect the people of his village.

A timeless work of Indian literature, Train to Pakistan explores Partition, communal harmony, love, sacrifice, courage, and the devastating human cost of political upheaval.

Book Details:

Title: Train to Pakistan

Author: Khushwant Singh

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 978-0143065883

Genre: Historical Fiction / Indian Literature

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