Interview with Qurratulain Hyder [sound recording]

Qurratulain Hyder interviewed about Andamans Islands; Escaping Dehra Dun; new Pakistan; reflections on Partition.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/03/08 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 1 August 1996
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Hyder; Qurratulain (1927-2007); Urdu novelist
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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title Interview with Qurratulain Hyder [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 1 August 1996
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scb_extent 00:53:44
author Hyder; Qurratulain (1927-2007); Urdu novelist
author_facet Hyder; Qurratulain (1927-2007); Urdu novelist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Hyder; Qurratulain (1927-2007); Urdu novelist
author_letter Hyder; Qurratulain (1927-2007); Urdu novelist
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
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scb_admin_history Qurratulain Hyder was a leading Urdu novelist, academic and journalist. She was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1927 and educated at Indraprastha College, Delhi and Lucknow University's Isabella Thoburn College. In 1947, Hyder left Dehradun during rioting, escaping on train. She later moved to Pakistan and in moved to the UK in 1951. Hyder published the novel 'Aag Ka Darya' [River of Fire] in 1959. She returned to India in 1960. Hyder worked as a journalist and published short stories, literary translations and novels. She was Managing Editor of the magazine 'Imprint', Bombay (1964-68), and a member of the editorial staff of the 'Illustrated Weekly of India' (1968-75). Hyder later worked as an visiting lecturer at Aligarh Muslim University and universities in the United States. She died on August 21st 2007.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Qurratulain Hyder's home at Noida in Delhi, India.
description Qurratulain Hyder interviewed about Andamans Islands; Escaping Dehra Dun; new Pakistan; reflections on Partition.
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access 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.
scb_copyright Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead
scb_use_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
language_search English
scb_originals MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 15, Side A + B
scb_copies Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
scb_related_material Partial transcript and notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/01
scb_publications Research for broadcast of the BBC World Service radio series 'India: A People Partitioned' (1997)
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
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