Kushwant Singh's Delhi as a Metaphor of Power: This is a historical novel which unfurls the history of Delhi being the perennial seat of power

Khushwant Singh's novels reveal his awareness of the events around him. The rural atmosphere of Punjab, urban environment of Delhi and sophisticated city of London – all the three have rendered dominant influence on the personality of Khushwant Singh. In a broad sense, his first two novels, Train to Pakistan, and I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale reflect his experiences of childhood, and Delhi, his Third novel shows the influence of the city Delhi.