'Train to Pakistan' is written by:

"Train to Pakistan" is a novel by Khushwant Singh, published in 1956. It is one of the best-known English novels about the Partition of India in 1947.

About the novel:

• It is set in Mano Majra, a fictional village on the border between India and Pakistan in Punjab, near the Sutlej river, where Sikhs and Muslims had lived peacefully together for generations.
• In the summer of 1947, a "ghost train" full of dead bodies arrives from Pakistan, and the peace of the village is destroyed.
• The story follows Juggut Singh (Jugga), a local outlaw who loves a Muslim girl, Nooran; Iqbal, an educated social worker; and Hukum Chand, the district magistrate.
• At the climax, Jugga sacrifices his life to save a train carrying Muslims, including Nooran, to Pakistan.
• The novel was made into a Hindi film in 1998.

About Khushwant Singh (1915-2014):

• He was born in Hadali (now in Pakistan).
• He was a journalist, editor ("The Illustrated Weekly of India", "National Herald", "Hindustan Times"), historian and novelist.
• He was known for his wit and his popular column "With Malice Towards One and All".
• His other works include "A History of the Sikhs" (two volumes), "Delhi: A Novel", "The Company of Women" and his autobiography "Truth, Love and a Little Malice".
• He received the Padma Bhushan (1974), which he returned in 1984 in protest against Operation Blue Star, and the Padma Vibhushan (2007).
• He was a member of the Rajya Sabha (1980-1986).

Other Partition novels:

• "Tamas": Bhisham Sahni.
• "Ice-Candy-Man" (Cracking India): Bapsi Sidhwa.
• "A Bend in the Ganges": Manohar Malgonkar.
• "Pinjar": Amrita Pritam.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Bhisham Sahni wrote "Tamas".
• ✗Bapsi Sidhwa wrote "Ice-Candy-Man".
• ✗Manohar Malgonkar wrote "A Bend in the Ganges".