![]() ![]() Khushwant Singh is not into compartmentalise humans into good or bad. Juggut Singh, the muscular, raucous youth of Mano Majra is seen sacrificing his life to save the train with Muslims(which his lover Nooran is also there) that maybe attacked on their way to Pakistan. Iqbal Singh, a well-educated atheist is often passive when it comes for timely interventions. ” How a peaceful cluster of humans can turn into ravaging, violent vultures could be seen here. “ Both shot and stubbed and speared and clubbed. Once best friends turn out to be the deep-rooted enemies. Mano Majra, a typical Indian village where Muslims and Sikhs are predominant, lives peacefully and in full religious harmony ‘until the summer of 1947’. By creating a fictional village of Mano Majra located in India that borders to Pakistan, the writer took the advantage of choosing characters and situations with his full freedom.
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