A story of a little known frontier village Mano Majra (Punjab) - a railway station situated near bank of river Sutlej dividing India and Pakistan. The author Khushwant Singh narrates history of 1947 summer after Partition was declared and frontier elsewhere has become scene of rioting and bloodshed. However, this is the village where Sikhs and Muslims have always lived peacefully and partition did not mean much. Life is regulated by the trains thta rattle across the nearby river bridge.

Arthi's back to pen her thoughts down and so is Train to Pakistan - one of my long-loved books. Here's an excerpt from her most recent article, review of Train to Pakistan.

Just finished reading Two States and thought of sharing its review. Two States is fourth in line from Chetan Bhagat after blockbusters Five point someone, One night at call centre and Three mistakes of my life. (What’s with the numbers here? Chetan Bhagat really seems to be a superstitious, as all his books start with numbers.)