Tamas is one of the most significant literary work on the partition literature. Its ingenuity of painting a collective conscience rather that of an individual is what sets it apart. It is also this very character of the novel that makes it independent of its setting. It turns it into a sort of a master key that could be used to unlock & understand any kind of communal violence. This paper aims at understanding plot of Tamas & relate it to the latest instances of communal violence in the country. The paper is aiming to show how even after more than 75 years of greatest communal tragedy, text is still relevant in the present time. This paper is trying to highlight the disastrous cycle that every communally driven violent event seems to be taking. It will also point out the factors that must be pondered upon to make the world a better place to live in.