| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Alys Faiz interviewed about joining Communist Party of Great Britain; first meeting Indian Communists in Progressive Writers Association; sending 'Inprecor' paper to India; working with V. K. Krishna Menon and India League in London; visit to Amritsar to see sister; working in India; meeting Faiz Ahmed Faiz; recollections of Sheikh Abdullah; views on Partition; Faiz Ahmed Faiz views on Partition; Partition violence; Faiz Ahmed Faiz's book 'Freedom's Dawn'.
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| Main author: |
Faiz; Alys (1915-2003); neé George, journalist and communist |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:47:10
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| Admin history: |
Alys Faiz (neé George) born in London in 1915. Daughter of a Walthamstow bookseller; joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in the mid-1930s (though never in the Communist Party of Inda). Joined the Free India League in London and worked as the unpaid secretary to Krishna Menon, the league secretary. Travelled to Amritsar in 1939 to visit her married sister. Married distinguished leftist Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Srinagar in 1941. Remained in Pakistan after Independence and helped resettle refugees following Parition. Faiz Ahmed Faiz was arrested in 1951 following his alleged role in the "Rawalpindi conspiracy", he was released in 1955. Alys joined the staff of the 'Pakistan Times' as editor of its women's and children's pages. From 1973, Alys worked with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Following the 1977 military coup in Pakistan, Alys and her husband left the country to live in exile in Beirut, Lebanon. Alys wrote for the radical weekly Pakistan paper 'Viewpoint'. She returned to Pakistan in 1983 and continued to publish articles and work with UNICEF and other nongovernmental organisations. Alys Faiz died on 12 March 2003. |
Alys Faiz (neé George) born in London in 1915. Daughter of a Walthamstow bookseller; joined the Communist Party of Great Britain in the mid-1930s (though never in the Communist Party of Inda). Joined the Free India League in London and worked as the unpaid secretary to Krishna Menon, the league secretary. Travelled to Amritsar in 1939 to visit her married sister. Married distinguished leftist Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz in Srinagar in 1941. Remained in Pakistan after Independence and helped resettle refugees following Parition. Faiz Ahmed Faiz ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Alys Faiz's home in Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Access conditions: |
MP3 audio file can be accessed on DVD-R in Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Users must bring their own headphones and computer to consult material.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead |
| User restrictions: |
The recording is available for consultation without restriction, and short extracts (up to 200 words) can be published with an appropriate acknowledgement. Any publication of longer extracts or use of interviews for broadcast requires the prior written permission of Andrew Whitehead. |
| Language: |
English
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| Originals: |
MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 5, Side A + B
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| Copies: |
Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections. |
| Related material: |
Partial transcript and notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/01 |
| Publications: |
Research for broadcast of the BBC World Service radio series 'India: A People Partitioned' (1997)
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| Format: |
Archive
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