Love and Revenge in Khushwanctt Singh’s Train to Pakistan

Abstract

Train to Pakistan (1956), Khushwant Singh’s literary debut originally
published as Mano Majra, is a gripping story and it is this quality of the novel,
which arrests the attention of the reader from start to finish. Throughout, the action
sweeps one along. The characters are vivid and highly credible and Khushwant
Singh keeps them going magnificently on two levels- their passion of love and
revenge. Khushwant Singh, through this novel wants to convey that love doesn’t
believe in any barriers – social, political or religions. Love is governed by no
religion and by no ideology. It is rather governed by the dictates of the heart which
are above the reach of religious dogmas and racial prejudices.