Train to Pakistan

from TimBazzett

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 ente...

from arubabookwoman

In 1947, with the end of the British Raj, the Indian sub-continent was split into two countries, Pakistan and India. By the summer of 1947, ten million people, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh, were in fligh...

from ebethe

Really good short novel about the time around partition, and how long time friends can get on different sides.

from DeltaQueen50

Train To Pakistan by Khushwant Singh is set in 1947, a turbulent time in India as the British Raj ends, and the Partition of Pakistan from India takes place. Although inequality was a way of life i...

from pamelad

Partition resulted in ten million people leaving their homes. A million of them died. In the village of Mano Majra, Sikhs and Muslims have lived together peaceably for hundreds of years. The liveli...