It is a heart wrenching story about Muslim and Hindu refugees who are slaughtered at the time of partition of India.
It is a very small book which can be finished in 5 hours. Those who want to know about partition must read this book. It highlights the mistakes done by people. It shows the mental attitude of people who have lost their near and dear ones. The social structure and hierocracy of people at the time of independence is nauseous. But in the end it creates a feeling of sympathy.
Rating (1-10): it gets 6.
The whole story is weaved around the village Mano Majra. Refugees who are coming to India are killed during their journey. A ghost train containing dead bodies of thousands of refugees arrives at Mano Majra. The same people who livd peacefully before get ready to kill all the Muslims going to Pakistan. Amidst all the violence there is love between a Muslim girl and a Sikh rowdy. The story also shows the inability of a learned man (Iqbal) to take action. The story ends with a little suspense. A life is sacrificed for the sake of good thing. The story resembles the film “Gadar”. In the end the story shows that love is much powerful than hatred.
About author: Khushwant Singh was born in 1915, his very first novel “train to Pakistan” is a major hit.
He was the editor of “New Delhi” magazine and “the Hindustan times”. He was a syndicate columnist. He is famous for critics and controversial views.
It is a very small book which can be finished in 5 hours. Those who want to know about partition must read this book. It highlights the mistakes done by people. It shows the mental attitude of people who have lost their near and dear ones. The social structure and hierocracy of people at the time of independence is nauseous. But in the end it creates a feeling of sympathy.
Rating (1-10): it gets 6.
The whole story is weaved around the village Mano Majra. Refugees who are coming to India are killed during their journey. A ghost train containing dead bodies of thousands of refugees arrives at Mano Majra. The same people who livd peacefully before get ready to kill all the Muslims going to Pakistan. Amidst all the violence there is love between a Muslim girl and a Sikh rowdy. The story also shows the inability of a learned man (Iqbal) to take action. The story ends with a little suspense. A life is sacrificed for the sake of good thing. The story resembles the film “Gadar”. In the end the story shows that love is much powerful than hatred.
About author: Khushwant Singh was born in 1915, his very first novel “train to Pakistan” is a major hit.
He was the editor of “New Delhi” magazine and “the Hindustan times”. He was a syndicate columnist. He is famous for critics and controversial views.
3 comments:
I guess the book review came a bit too late...50 years after the book was published..:)...but as they say, it's never too late to write...
lol, i read book just few days back.
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