Train to Pakistan
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1. Dacoity 2. Kalyug 3. Mano Majra 4. Karma
Themes
All Themes The Partition of India and Religious Warfare Postcolonial Anxiety and National Identity Power and Corruption Honor and Heroism Gender and Masculinity
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All Characters Juggut Singh / Jugga Iqbal Singh Meet Singh Hukum Chand Mahatma Gandhi Mohammed Ali Jinnah Jawaharlal Nehru Lala Ram Lal Juggut’s Mother Imam Baksh Banta Singh Malli Haseena The Subinspector / Inspector Sahib The Head Constable Prem Singh Sundari Sunder Singh Boy Leader
Terms
All Terms Dacoity Bhai Sepoy Charpoy Chapatti Budmash Punkah Muezzin Lambardar Betel Shikar / Shikari Sahib Gurdwara Nar Admi “Sat Sri Akal” Babu / Babuji Banian Toba Mem-sahib Houri Kirpan Beybey Pathan Tonga Hijra The Muslim League
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Train to Pakistan

by

Khushwant Singh

Punkah Term Analysis

A large fan suspended from a ceiling, sometimes run on electricity, which moves back and forth. Traditionally, punkahs can be moved backward and forward by pulling on a cord.
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