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What are the reactions of some of the inmates ? / How do lunatics define Pakistan? Do you agree that these definitions make any sense at all ?

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  (iv) How do lunatics define Pakistan? Do you agree that these definitions make any sense at all ? Or What are the reactions of some of the inmates ? Ans. : In " Toba Tek Singh " by Sadat Hasan Manto , the writer literally chooses a lunatic asylum to fit his story  to represent the whole outlook of the partitioned India . If casted a glimpse on the text then we could perceive that on hearing the news of partitioning India along with hearing the exchanging news , some lunatics become more enthusiastic while some become less joyous . A lunatic claims Pakistan to be  " the name of a place in India where cut-throat razors are manufactured " . Another lunatic raised the slogan - "Pakistan Zindabad". An inmate climbing a tree shouts :" I wish to live neither in India nor in Pakistan . I wish to live in this tree ". Furthermore , a Sikh lunatic interrogates another Sikh : " Sardarji , why are we being sent to India ?" Even Bishan Singh become...