| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Krishna Baldev Vaid interviewed about Dinga riots; 'The Broken Mirror' novel; refugee camps; Partition.
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| Main author: |
Vaid; Krishna Baldev (b 1927); Hindi writer and academic |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
01:00:58
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| Admin history: |
Krishna Baldev Vaid was born in Dinga, West Punjab [part of modern-day Pakistan]. He fled to Amritsar and then Jallandar in 1947. He gained a Masters degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 1949 and a PhD from Harvard University in 1967. He taught English at the University of Delhi, Brandeis University and the State University, New York. He has written forty books, including 'The Broken Mirror', a Hindi novel which portrays the transformations in a West Punjabi village leading up to the Partition. |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Krishna Baldev Vaid's home in Vasant Kunj, Delhi, India |
| 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 29, 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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