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Wheels Of Time: The Human Face Of Partition In 'Train to Pakistan'

In 1947, trains carrying refugees across the border were symbolic of the tumult of the partition. Khushwant Singh captured the Chaos of the time in his novel, 'Train To Pakistan'

Rupy C. T♒ut, Ghost Trains (of 1947), 2019. © Rupy C. Tut. Khanuja Family Collection Photo: Courtesy of the artist & Jess🐭ica Silverman, San Francisco
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For some, the rhythmic clatter of a train evokes childhood memories—the excitement of family trips, the aroma of chai-cutlet wafting through the air, and the pleasuꦆre of looking out on unfamiliar landscapes through ba💞rred windows.