Interview with Virender Mendiratta [sound recording]
Virender Mendiratta interviewed about Lahore during Partition
Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 |
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Date(s) of creation: |
16 March 1997 |
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Item |
Format: | Archive |
Main author: | Mendiratta; Virender (fl 1947-1997); Hindi short-story writer |
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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OA3.01.10.05 |
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archive |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Archive & Special Collections |
scb_loan_type |
Reference only |
scb_order_with |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 |
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OA3/01/10/05 |
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OA3/01/10/05 |
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OA3/01/10/05 |
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05 |
title |
Interview with Virender Mendiratta [sound recording] |
scb_date_creation |
16 March 1997 |
scb_level |
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 |
00:08:02 |
author |
Mendiratta; Virender (fl 1947-1997); Hindi short-story writer |
author_facet |
Mendiratta; Virender (fl 1947-1997); Hindi short-story writer Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
authorStr |
Mendiratta; Virender (fl 1947-1997); Hindi short-story writer |
author_letter |
Mendiratta; Virender (fl 1947-1997); Hindi short-story writer |
author2 |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
author2Str |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
format |
Archive |
scb_admin_history |
Virender Mendiratta, a Hindu, was in Lahore in 1947. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, he became a Hindi short-story writer and theatre director. He was later head of Hindi department at Punjab University. |
scb_custodial_history |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead in Chandigarh, India |
description |
Virender Mendiratta interviewed about Lahore during 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 44, Side 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) |
note |
Whitehead indicates that most of the interview was recorded over. |
scb_url |
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all |
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OA3 |
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OA3.0001.0010.0005 |