Interview with Ram Dev & Krishna Devi [sound recording]
Ram Dev interviewed (in Hindi) about Lahore during Partition. Krishna Devi interviewed (in Punjabi) about refugee camps.
| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
17 March 1997 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Dev; Ram (fl 1947-1997); Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member |
| Other authors: | Devi; Krishna (fl 1947-1997); wife of Ram Dev, 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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OA3.01.10.10 |
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archive |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Archive & Special Collections |
| scb_loan_type |
Reference only |
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OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 |
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OA3/01/10/10 |
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OA3/01/10/10 |
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OA3/01/10/10 |
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10 |
| title |
Interview with Ram Dev & Krishna Devi [sound recording] |
| scb_date_creation |
17 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 |
00:29:14 |
| author |
Dev; Ram (fl 1947-1997); Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member |
| author_facet |
Dev; Ram (fl 1947-1997); Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member Devi; Krishna (fl 1947-1997); wife of Ram Dev Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| authorStr |
Dev; Ram (fl 1947-1997); Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member |
| author_letter |
Dev; Ram (fl 1947-1997); Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member |
| author2 |
Devi; Krishna (fl 1947-1997); wife of Ram Dev Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| author2Str |
Devi; Krishna (fl 1947-1997); wife of Ram Dev Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| format |
Archive |
| scb_admin_history |
Ram Dev, a Hindu. In spring 1947 he was in Lahore working for Punjab University. A member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He was arrested and detained for involvement in rioting in Lahore (which he later denied). Dev was sent to Amritsar several months later, following Partition, as part of exchange of prisoners. |
| scb_custodial_history |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Ram Dev & Krishna Devi's home in Chandigarh, India. |
| description |
Ram Dev interviewed (in Hindi) about Lahore during Partition.
Krishna Devi interviewed (in Punjabi) about refugee camps. |
| 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 |
Hindi Panjabi |
| language_search |
Hindi Panjabi |
| scb_originals |
MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 45, 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) |
| scb_url |
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all |
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OA3 |
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OA3.0001.0010.0010 |