Narration of Migration and Riots in Pakistani Urdu Novel

Abstract

The partition of the Indian sub-continent is one of the major political events of the 20^th century. This division led to chaos and unrest in the region, both pre and post- partition era. Indian Muslims started to migrate to Pakistan soon after the declaration of the establishment of Pakistan. These migrating caravans had to face all kind of cruelty and barbarism; they faced every kind of inhumane acts; anyone can think of. Almost every novelist of that time has put these events in writing. Many novels like “Aangan”, Udas Nasleen”, “Khaq aur khoon”, “Rakh”, “Chand Gehan”, and “Talash-e-Baharan” narrate the mayhem, looting of caravan, and burning down of cities in the perspective of the partition. These novels do not only paint one side of the picture but also describe the bitter truth of all the viciousness in Muslim majority areas. Hindu brutality in eastern Punjab resulted in an increased injustice against Hindu and Sikh in Muslim majority regions, especially in west Punjab. Pakistani novelists, by narrating the truth behind the events of migration and chaos without any bias have truly given these novels a historical status.