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Bapsi Sidhwa’s Ice Candy Man (1988) and Khuswant Singh’s Train to Pakistan (1956) – Partition, Mainstream Historiography and Counter Narrative

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The contemporary socio-political and economic predicament of postcolonial Indian subcontinent and the rather haphazard partition of this geopolitical space are inextricably bound together. Therefore no citizen of the subcontinent possessing even a rudimentary understanding of history can shy away from the trauma of partition and the pleasure of independence on contemporary lives. The ceaseless and at times the rather violent zeal to establish themselves on the part of these divided nation- states to be at the helm of global political and economic affairs emulate the all pervasive influence of the partition in our contemporary times. For instance the current border dispute between the nation-states that previously were a part of undivided India is rooted in the rather unmeticulous nature of partition. In such a complex scenario, the partition of India is more than a mere historical fact, it is in fact embedded in the very identity of the citizens of the postcolonial nation states. This conglomeration of the pains of partition and the pleasure of freedom has served and continues to serve as a compelling leitmotif in imagination of ourselves as belonging to nation states that were a part of undivided India. And it is this very contextual backdrop that has engendered a substantial body of fiction on the subcontinent, fiction that is startling in terms of its diversity of focus, style and treatment of partition. Most of these fictions chart out an alternative account of partition, accounts that are embedded with the trauma undergone of numerous voiceless and faceless but conscientious individuals. This paper therefore endeavours to delve into the portrayal of partition in Khuswant Singh’s Train to Pakistan (1956) and at the same time argue that partition novels like that of Singh’s aptly contest the official body of knowledge created about the partition of Indian Subcontinent by articulating the voice of the common masses in fiction.

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Partition, Official History, Counter- Narrative

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"Bapsi Sidhwa’s Ice Candy Man (1988) and Khuswant Singh’s Train to Pakistan (1956) – Partition, Mainstream Historiography and Counter Narrative", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.815-825, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809A25.pdf

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"Bapsi Sidhwa’s Ice Candy Man (1988) and Khuswant Singh’s Train to Pakistan (1956) – Partition, Mainstream Historiography and Counter Narrative", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp815-825, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1809A25.pdf

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Published Paper ID: JETIR1809A25
Registration ID: 304404
Published In: Volume 5 | Issue 8 | Year August-2018
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Page No: 815-825
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Area: Engineering
ISSN Number: 2349-5162
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