Reflection of Politics and Post-Partition Violence in Khushwant Singh’s Novel Train to Pakistan
Author(s): Swapnalee Choudhury Borah
Publication #: 2507042
Date of Publication: 16.11.2018
Country: India
Pages: 1-6
Published In: Volume 4 Issue 6 November-2018
Abstract
Through this present research paper attempt has been made to study the politics of partition and post - partition violence caused by the great socio-political event of Indian subcontinent during 1947 through Khushwant Singh’s acclaimed novel Train to Pakistan. The partition of India not only had a far reaching impact upon the common man but also upon the social thinkers, artists, literary figures and political analysts. Khushwant Singh is one of the most significant authors in the field of contemporary Indian-English political novel. His Train to Pakistan is the first novel written on theme of partition of India by an Indian and one of the finest novels which focus the great socio political event of the subcontinent from various angles. The study is based on both primary and secondary data sources. The selected novel will be the source for Primary data. Secondary data will be obtained from various other published sources like news paper articles, published memorial lectures, scholarly journal articles, related websites etc. It will be descriptive as well as analytical in nature.
Keywords: Politics of Partition, Violence, Migration, Social Justice, Trauma, Indian Sub-continent
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