Interview with Abid Zaidi [sound recording]

Abid Zaidi interviewed about Delhi Muslims; refugees during Partition.


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 11 March 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Abid Zaidi (fl 1947-1997); central government worker
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Summary: Abid Zaidi interviewed about Delhi Muslims; refugees during Partition.
Main author: Abid Zaidi (fl 1947-1997); central government worker
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
Extent: 00:31:15
Admin history: Abid Zaidi, was from Haryana, in 1947 he was a central government worker living in Jamia Millia area of Delhi. He was involved in assisting Delhi Muslims in refugee camps at Purana Qila and Humayun's Tomb awaiting transport to Pakistan.
Custodial history: Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Abid Zaidi's home near Jamia Millia, Delhi, India
Access status: Open
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.
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
Originals: MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 35, Side B
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)
Format: Archive