Khushwant Singh informs us at the start of this classic book that Mano Majra is an area where Sikhs and Muslims have coexisted peacefully for hundreds of years. The "ghost train," a silent, extraordinary funeral train carrying the dead of thousands of refugees, finally arrives at the end of the summer, giving the community its first taste of the horrors of the civil war. The tale of this remote village that is sunk beneath a sea of religious hatred is told in Train to Pakistan. Also, it tells the tale of a Sikh boy and a Muslim girl whose love triumphs over the horrors of war.? Regarded as one of the most heart-rending testimonials of the partition of 1947, the Train to Pakistan is an ideal novel for those who wishes to learn more about India's past and is looking for more than the socio-political scenario behind the partition.