Interview with Krishna Baldev Vaid [sound recording]

Krishna Baldev Vaid interviewed about Dinga riots; 'The Broken Mirror' novel; refugee camps; Partition.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/07/01 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 12 January 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Vaid; Krishna Baldev (b 1927); Hindi writer and academic
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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scb_order_with OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
callnumber OA3/01/07/01
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title Interview with Krishna Baldev Vaid [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 12 January 1997
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 01:00:58
author Vaid; Krishna Baldev (b 1927); Hindi writer and academic
author_facet Vaid; Krishna Baldev (b 1927); Hindi writer and academic
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Vaid; Krishna Baldev (b 1927); Hindi writer and academic
author_letter Vaid; Krishna Baldev (b 1927); Hindi writer and academic
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_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.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Krishna Baldev Vaid's home in Vasant Kunj, Delhi, India
description Krishna Baldev Vaid interviewed about Dinga riots; 'The Broken Mirror' novel; refugee camps; 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 29, 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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