Train to Pakistan
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1. Dacoity 2. Kalyug 3. Mano Majra 4. Karma
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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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Characters
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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All Symbols Antimony Railway Bridge Bangles
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Train to Pakistan

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Khushwant Singh
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Nar Admi Term Analysis

A male administrator. “Nar” in Hindi and Punjabi means “male.” The term is used to refer to Hukum Chand, the magistrate for Mano Majra.
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