Train to Pakistan
The fact is, both sides killed. Both shot and stabbed and speared and clubbed. Both tortured. Both raped. It is the summer of 1947. But Partition does not mean much to the Sikhs and Muslims of Mano Majra, a village on the border of India and Pakistan. Then, a local monylender is murdered, and suspicion falls upon Juggut Singh, the village gangster who is love with a Muslim girl. When a train arrives, carrying the bodies of dead Sikhs, the village is transformed into a battlefield, and neither t…
Read More ↓Title Statements
- Full title :Train to Pakistan / Khushwant Singh.
Summary
The fact is, both sides killed. Both shot and stabbed and speared and clubbed. Both tortured. Both raped. It is the summer of 1947. But Partition does not mean much to the Sikhs and Muslims of Mano Majra, a village on the border of India and Pakistan. Then, a local monylender is murdered, and suspicion falls upon Juggut Singh, the village gangster who is love with a Muslim girl. When a train arrives, carrying the bodies of dead Sikhs, the village is transformed into a battlefield, and neither the magistrate nor the police are able to stem the rising tide of violence. Amidst conflicting loyalties, it is left to Juggut Singh to redeem himself and reclaim peace for his village --
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:©2007.
- Edition:2016 rejacketed edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Penguin Books
- Place of Publication:Haryana
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2007.
The Physical Object
- Description:190 pages ; : 20 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780143065883, 0143065882
- oclc:on1099201085
- Dewey Decimal:823.92
Table of Contents
Dacoity -- Kalyug -- Mano Kajra -- Karma.
Read More ↓Subjects
Writers
No reviews yet. Be the first to rate this work.
Related Works
more →
Robes of honour: khil'at in pre-colonial and colonial In…
Karkhanas under the Mughals, from Akbar to Aurangzeb: a study in economic development
Verma, Tripta
Buddhism and India
A textbook of electrical technology: in S.I. system of units (including rati…
Theraja, B. L.
Files & Downloads
-
Train To Pakistan -- (.pdf)
PDF · 2.5 MB · updated -
Train to Pakistan -- (.epub)
EPUB · 328.1 KB · updated
Rate & Review