Role of Religion and Partition in Khuswant Singh’s Novel Train to Pakistan

Abstract

Train to Pakistan is a novel written by famous Indian Writer Khushwant Singh speaks about the partition during the Independence of India in 1947. Dividing sub-continent along the sectarian line. The northern part of India predominantly Muslim people become republic of Pakistan because of the partition. Brotherhood between Indians and Muslims were stated to destroy. Many Muslims people went side of Pakistan only few people of Muslims are stay holed India. Many people were killed during the Partition both a side due to the religious problem. Hindus are became more strongest religion in India during the Independence. India is a county became county of Hindu. Economically, land scope, and population in these Hindus are became more powerful then Muslim. 15 million people were displaced their home, government rules and government sector were changed. Hindus and Muslims were living together since long but they filed in inculcate the feelings emotions and love with in a single night neighbor are changed into neighbor county peoples this makes the black day to both a religions people. In India many writes were speaks about this incident eg. Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie, Tamas by Bhisham Sahani, Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh, Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwaect...