Posted: April 2nd, 2015

KHUSHWANT SINGH, TRAIN TO PAKISTAN (1956)

KHUSHWANT SINGH, TRAIN TO PAKISTAN (1956)

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Just answer the 6 questions.
PARTS III & IV: MANO MAJRA & KARMA

1. How does the arrival of refugees change the circumstances of communal living in Mano Majra?
2. Who is Meet Singh? What are his views on communal living (particularly, Muslims) in the village?
3. Ultimately, who makes the decision to evacuate Muslims from Mano Majra? Why do the Muslims agree to leave?
4. What do the Sikh visitors try to incite Mano Majra villagers to do? What are the range of reactions from the villagers and their religious leaders?
5. What is Iqbal’s reaction to the impending attack on the train? What is Hukum Chand’s reaction?
6. If you had to choose “heroes” and “villains” in this story, who would they be?