In this novel, Iqbal is a mysterious character, who is foreign-educated, an atheist social worker from Britain and people gives him respect for that and calls him Babu Sahib. Juggut Singh, a Sikh thief, who is playing a bad character in the novel, is an uneducated local badmash, who visits police station once in a week, is 6 feet tall and strong. Hukum Chand, who is magistrate comes in his American car but later resigns due to heavy tensions of the town. The novel introduces Bhai Meet Singh, who is fat, usually wears dirty underpants, the caretaker of the town Gurudwara. The novel is based on the main character Mano Majra, the fictional village on the border of Pakistan and India and is known for its railway station. For example, the practice of prayer for Muslims is mentioned in the novel and practices of Sikhs as well. Singh provides information about various religious practices of both Sikhs and Muslims in rural India, including the daily life of individuals from both practices. This novel depicts the bitter and dirty truth of Indian independence, which we call division.
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