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Khushwant Singh's novel Train To Pakistan' unfurled a poignant depiction of the tumultuous bloodshed and hatred, consequential to the partition of India in 1947. The research article explored the uncanny themes of land, memory and displacement, entwined with the disconcerting ramification of inter-communal violence and loss of identity. It is the attachment of human emotion with one's land and the fear of displacement from it, that took a humongous toll on the memory of people belonging to the village of Mano Majra. The village provided a microcosmic view of the Indian sub-continent witnessing the destruction of home, life, history and belonging. The social structure of the fictional village stood like that of any other village, having the cultural ethos weaved with harmony in its air. The muslims and sikhs of this victimized village devastated the social fabric of society. In order to preserve one's land and dignity, they were more than eager to murder the innocence of humanity. Undoubtedly, the repercussion of partition could not be envisaged. Lakhs of people got displaced, families parted from each other, women got dehumanized and the ugliest face of human's diabolic and devilish disposition was unleashed. The Train To Pakistan investigated the varied and multi-cultural ethnic groups of inhabitants, lost in the flimsy ghostly shadows.