Author Bears Steady Witness to Partition’s Wounds

NYT: That solitary drive would also give shape to “Train to Pakistan,” Mr. Singh’s slim, seminal 1956 novel whose opening paragraphs contain one of its most unsettling lines: “The fact is, both sides killed.” An estimated one million people were killed during the partition, and more than 10 million fled their homes: Hindus and Sikhs … Continue reading Author Bears Steady Witness to Partition’s Wounds