Khushwant Singh holds a distinguished place in Indo-Anglian fiction. He is a prolific writer. He is product of 20th century. He was born beforeIndia was separated from Pakistan. Therefore, he has observed what happened in 1947 during partition. At the time of partition the holocaust began and thousands and thousands of people were killed. The children became shelter-less. They lost their parents. They suffered from starvation. KhushwantSingh has seen these incidents through his own eyes and he has attempted to present the real picture of this holocaust through his writings.
P.G. Dept of English, Nalanda College, Biharsharif, Nalanda
