Author(s): Aditi Verma, Kumkum Ray, Rashi Srivastava

Abstract: History is the backbone of mankind. This research paper sheds light on the hidden a aspects of Indian history through literary texts Train to Pakistan and Midnight’s Children . This paper provides us the outcome of the partition of India and Pakistan; and the role of the political leaders after the partition. India gained its freedom in August 1947. The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between knowledge of the political historical fact of the partition and the features of national identity and postcolonial fear. Both novels depict themes of nationalism and historical events. The paper explores how both novels deal with the intricacies of nation-building, identity, and the effects of post-colonial India's partition. This paper seeks to emphasize the many viewpoints and thematic complexities that arise from these literary investigations of nationhood and historical consciousness by looking at the socio-political context and the individual travels of the characters.

Keywords: Partition, Post Colonial, Freedom, British, India, Pakistan.

Article Info: Received: 11 Mar 2024; Received in revised form: 29 Apr 2024; Accepted: 07 May 2024; Available online: 13 May, 2024

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.93.6