| Summary: |
Interview with Tara Ali Baig about growing up in a westernised Hindu family in East Bengal, her relationships with the British and especially British women, her memories of the Quit India movement, Partition and Independence, and her view of the British legacy in India.
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| Main author: |
Baig; Tara (b 1914); writer |
| Other authors: |
Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer |
| Note: |
Sound quality varries, quiet start to part 2. Background noise from children and traffic.
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| Admin history: |
Tara Baig - Literary figure and politician; wife of Rashid Ali Baig |
| Access status: |
Closed
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| Access conditions: |
Sound recording currently unavailable to consult at SOAS Library. Transcript is available to consult. Researchers can access a copy of the sound recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service [BL reference:C5/102]. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
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| User restrictions: |
Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist |
| Language: |
English
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| Copies: |
Copy of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [reference: C5/102]. |
| Related material: |
Transcript available at SOAS Library [OA2, British in India Oral Archive, Transcripts, Box 1] |
| Format: |
Archive
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