Instead of depicting the events in political terms, the novelists have provided human dimensions which bring to the event a sense of reality, horror and believability. Still they share a lot of details while retaining their individuality as well. The two novels were published with the gap of three decades. Khushwant Singh‘s Train to Pakistan and Bapsi Sidhwa‘s Ice Candy Man describe the monstrosity of the events with such artistry that the tragedy comes alive. Wickedness, violence, and pure evil erupted into powerful mass that soared out of control and consumed everyone that came in its path. The subcontinent was turned into a diabolical region in August 1947 when the British announced the division of the subcontinent into India and Pakistan.
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