The educated and elitists of both countries were engaged in the political tension but inhabitants of that small village right on the border were oblivious of the situation and were indifferent to freedom. Both countries were embroiled in communal riots, bloodshed, and rape of women, but the Sikhs and Muslims of Mano Majra were sharing intimacy. Independence to both countries was a step to the future, but rural parts of India and its new neighbor didn’t understand this new concept. Khuswant Singh captures the plight of people living in a village named Mano Majra - located on the border of India and Pakistan. Partition is probably one of the most dreadful events in Indian history, and I believe the same is true for our neighbor’s past as well. Train to Pakistan is set up in a rural village of India, which deals with two newly independent countries India and Pakistan.
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