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The Train Has Reached Amritsar

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"The Train Has Reached Amritsar"
Short story by Bhisham Sahni
Original titleAmritsar Aa Gaya Hai
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi (original)
Genre(s)Partition of India literature
Publication

The Train Has Reached Amritsar (Hindi original: Amritsar Aa Gaya Hai) is a short story by Hindi author and playwright, Bhisham Sahni,[1] set during the Partition of India.[2] In the story a group of refugees are travelling from what has now become Pakistan towards Amritsar, the first border town in India, and the horrors and destruction they witness on the journey.[3] Sahni also wrote his epic novel Tamas (Darkness, 1974) around partition, which was later adapted to a television film, by Govind Nihalani.[4]

An English translation by Ashok Bhalla, was also part of the anthology, Stories of Partition of India (1994).[5]

Adaptations

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It was adapted into a Hindi stage play by theatre director, Vinod Kumar in 2011.[6]

Translation

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  • We Have Arrived in Amritsar and Other Stories, Tr. by Ashok Bhalla. Stosius Inc/Advent Books Division. ISBN 0-86131-998-2.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ French, Patrick (1997). Liberty or death: India's journey to independence and division (illustrated ed.). Harper Collins. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-00-655045-7.
  2. ^ Kamra, Sukeshi (2002). Bearing witness: partition, independence, end of the Raj. University of Calgary Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-55238-041-3.
  3. ^ S. Robert Gnanamony (2005). Literary polyrhythms: new voices in new writings in English. Sarup & Sons. p. 64. ISBN 81-7625-595-5.
  4. ^ "Obituary: A life of commitment: Bhisham Sahni, 1915 - 2003". Vol. 20, no. 15. Frontline. 19 July 2003.
  5. ^ Harish Trivedi; Richard Allen (2000). Literature & nation: Britain and India, 1800-1990. Routledge. p. 336. ISBN 0-415-21207-3.
  6. ^ "Theatre lovers look forward to one-act fest". The Times of India. 21 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
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