Characters in train to pakistan7/14/2023 ![]() Mano Majra, as previously suggested, is a small village on the Indo-Pak border graced by a few inhabitants – both Sikhs and Muslims, in equal majority, along with a few important places like a railway station, an officer’s bungalow, a mosque and a temple. ![]() It is in this backdrop that the story of a small village, on the border of India and Pakistan, unfolds along with the story of its inhabitants. The time was a tumultuous one where, as an outcome of communal riots, many people were killed, their properties looted, women raped and children tortured. ![]() It is set in 1947 when the partition of India was taking place and swarms of people – both Hindus and Muslims were migrating in large numbers. Train to Pakistan is the highly acclaimed novel written by Khushwant Singh.
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