Interview with Ajit Bhattacharjea [sound recording]
Ajit Bhattacharjea interviewed about Kashmir airlift; Sheikh Abdullah.
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OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 |
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Date(s) of creation: |
12 March 1997 |
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Item |
Format: | Archive |
Main author: | Bhattacharjea; Ajit (1924-2011) Indian journalist |
Other authors: | Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
URL: |
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all |
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SOAS Archive |
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OA3.01.09.02 |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Reference only |
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OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 |
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OA3/01/09/02 |
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OA3/01/09/02 |
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OA3/01/09/02 |
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title |
Interview with Ajit Bhattacharjea [sound recording] |
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12 March 1997 |
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Item |
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8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item |
scb_extent |
00:13:53 |
author |
Bhattacharjea; Ajit (1924-2011) Indian journalist |
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Bhattacharjea; Ajit (1924-2011) Indian journalist Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
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Bhattacharjea; Ajit (1924-2011) Indian journalist |
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Bhattacharjea; Ajit (1924-2011) Indian journalist |
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Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
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Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
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Archive |
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Ajit Bhattacharjea was an Indian journalist and newspaper editor. He was born in 1924 in Shimla and educated at St. Stephen's College, Delhi. In 1947, he was in Srinagar to cover the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948 as a journalist with 'The Hindustan Times'. He later became editor of 'The Hindustan Times', 'The Times of India' and 'The Indian Express'. Following his retirement as an editor, Bhattacharjea served as Director of Press Institute of India and campaigned on the issue of the right to information. He died on the 5th April 2011. |
scb_custodial_history |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Ajit Bhattacharjea's office in Delhi, India |
description |
Ajit Bhattacharjea interviewed about Kashmir airlift; Sheikh Abdullah. |
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 41, Side A |
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) |
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https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all |
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OA3 |
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OA3.0001.0009.0002 |