Train to India English 2007

The untold vivid portrayal of human tragedy on teh eastern flank of Bengal before during and after Partition. In 1947 East Bengal was drenched with as much blood as was shed in Punjab. Seen through the eyes of Maloy Krishna Dhar as a young boy making the perilous journey to India-escaping to a 'new' India from an 'old' India that had become East Pakistan the memoir tells the story of the rapid deterioration of age-old bonds between Bengali Hindus and Muslims of the cruelest violence comparable to the worst genocides in history. About the Author Maloy Krishna Dhar was born in Kamalpur Bhairab-Mymensingh in East Bengal and migrated to West Bengal with his family during Partition. After obtaining a Masters in Bengali Literature and Language and Comparative Literature from Calcutta University he worked as a college teacher and a junior reporter. He joined the Indian Police Service in 1964 and worked with the Indian Intelligence Bureau (IB ) for three decades.After retirement from a service that honed his ability to observe and understand people and their motivations he has had an extremely successful career as a freelance journalist contributing to all the major English dailies. He is also a best-selling author and his landmark books include Open Secrets India’s Intelligence Unveiled Fulcrum of Evil ISI-CIA-Al Qaeda Nexus Black Thunder Dark Nights of Terrorism in Punjab and We the People of India A Story of Gangland Democracy.Dhar also manages the website www.maloykrishnadhar.com where research articles on security terrorism and internal and international security are regularly updated.