The book by Khushwant Singh is a captivating read which provides a thrilling account of migration Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims at the time of partition of India. It tells a story of border village Mano Majra which is a habitat of both Muslims and Sikhs. However official machinations result in migration of Muslims to Pakistan.
The book provides a parallel story track through various characters. One story is the love affair of Juggat Singh and Nooran. Whereas other is the story of Iqbal Singh a communist activist who is foreign educated and venturing in the foreign territory for some confused purpose. And the story of Hukum Chand magistrate and his keep adds more spice to the entire drama.
On one hand, the author is able to bring out the complex emotions of people at the time of partition through various characters like the Inspector, gurudwara caretaker and Chief Maulana whereas it has also been able to bring out the dichotomy of ethics in characters of Hukum Chand.
Overall, this novel is good enough to be adapted as a movie. Khushwant Singh proves his class of a gripping story-teller through this drama.
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