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'''The Train Has Reached Amritsar''' ([[Hindi]] original: ''Amritsar Aa Gaya Hai'') is a short story by [[Hindi]] author and playwright, [[Bhisham Sahni]]<ref name=French>{{cite book|last=French|first=Patrick|title=Liberty or death: India's journey to independence and division|year=1997|publisher=Harper Collins|isbn=978-0006550457|edition=illustrated|page=351}}</ref> set during the [[Partition of India]].<ref name=Kamra>{{cite book|last=Kamra|first=Sukeshi|title=Bearing witness: partition, independence, end of the Raj|year=2002|publisher=University of Calgary Press|isbn=978-1552380413|page=183}}</ref> 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. <ref>{{cite book |title=Literary polyrhythms: new voices in new writings in English|author=S. Robert Gnanamony|publisher=Sarup & Sons|year=2005|isbn=8176255955 |page=64 |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=f45aKfnTCJIC&pg=PA64&dq=The+Train+Has+Reached+Amritsar&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uTA_T9GOHYf3rQeRz_HiBw&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=The%20Train%20Has%20Reached%20Amritsar&f=false |ref= }}</ref> Sahni also wrote his epic novel ''[[Tamas]]'' (Darkness, 1974) around partition, which was later adapted to a television film, by [[Govind Nihalani]]. |
'''The Train Has Reached Amritsar''' ([[Hindi]] original: ''Amritsar Aa Gaya Hai'') is a short story by [[Hindi]] author and playwright, [[Bhisham Sahni]]<ref name=French>{{cite book|last=French|first=Patrick|title=Liberty or death: India's journey to independence and division|year=1997|publisher=Harper Collins|isbn=978-0006550457|edition=illustrated|page=351}}</ref> set during the [[Partition of India]].<ref name=Kamra>{{cite book|last=Kamra|first=Sukeshi|title=Bearing witness: partition, independence, end of the Raj|year=2002|publisher=University of Calgary Press|isbn=978-1552380413|page=183}}</ref> 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. <ref>{{cite book |title=Literary polyrhythms: new voices in new writings in English|author=S. Robert Gnanamony|publisher=Sarup & Sons|year=2005|isbn=8176255955 |page=64 |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=f45aKfnTCJIC&pg=PA64&dq=The+Train+Has+Reached+Amritsar&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uTA_T9GOHYf3rQeRz_HiBw&ved=0CEQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=The%20Train%20Has%20Reached%20Amritsar&f=false |ref= }}</ref> Sahni also wrote his epic novel ''[[Tamas]]'' (Darkness, 1974) around partition, which was later adapted to a television film, by [[Govind Nihalani]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Obituary: A life of commitment: Bhisham Sahni, 1915 - 2003.|url=http://www.flonnet.com/fl2015/stories/20030801003612900.htm |publisher=[[Frontline (magazine)]] |date=Volume 20 - Issue 15, July 19 - August 01, 2003 }}</ref> |
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An English translation by Ashok Bhalla, was also part of the anthology, ''Stories of Partition of India'' (1994). <ref>{{cite book |title=Literature & nation: Britain and India, 1800-1990|author=Harish Trivedi |coauthors=Richard Allen|publisher=Routledge |year=2000|isbn=0415212073 |page=336 |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=V9ufrUyISBsC&pg=PA336&lpg=PA336&dq=The+Train+Has+Reached+Amritsar&source=bl&ots=djJxHz8pW2&sig=IwkhLDPQkcw_dhTjL7B2JksfIXk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kSc_T-vkHIPwrQf0-dG_Bw&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Train%20Has%20Reached%20Amritsar&f=false |ref= }}</ref> |
An English translation by Ashok Bhalla, was also part of the anthology, ''Stories of Partition of India'' (1994). <ref>{{cite book |title=Literature & nation: Britain and India, 1800-1990|author=Harish Trivedi |coauthors=Richard Allen|publisher=Routledge |year=2000|isbn=0415212073 |page=336 |url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=V9ufrUyISBsC&pg=PA336&lpg=PA336&dq=The+Train+Has+Reached+Amritsar&source=bl&ots=djJxHz8pW2&sig=IwkhLDPQkcw_dhTjL7B2JksfIXk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kSc_T-vkHIPwrQf0-dG_Bw&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=The%20Train%20Has%20Reached%20Amritsar&f=false |ref= }}</ref> |
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| "The Train Has Reached Amritsar" | |
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| Short story by Bhisham Sahni | |
| Original title | Amritsar Aa Gaya Hai |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi (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
It was adapted into a Hindi stage play by theatre director, Vinod Kumar in 2011. [6]
Translation
- We Have Arrived in Amritsar and Other Stories, Tr. by Ashok Bhalla. Stosius Inc/Advent Books Division. ISBN 0861319982.
See also
References
- ^ French, Patrick (1997). Liberty or death: India's journey to independence and division (illustrated ed.). Harper Collins. p. 351. ISBN 978-0006550457.
- ^ Kamra, Sukeshi (2002). Bearing witness: partition, independence, end of the Raj. University of Calgary Press. p. 183. ISBN 978-1552380413.
- ^ S. Robert Gnanamony (2005). Literary polyrhythms: new voices in new writings in English. Sarup & Sons. p. 64. ISBN 8176255955.
- ^ "Obituary: A life of commitment: Bhisham Sahni, 1915 - 2003". Frontline (magazine). Volume 20 - Issue 15, July 19 - August 01, 2003.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Harish Trivedi (2000). Literature & nation: Britain and India, 1800-1990. Routledge. p. 336. ISBN 0415212073.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Theatre lovers look forward to one-act fest". The Times of India. Apr 21, 2011.