Interview with H.S. Nirman [sound recording]

H.S. Nirman interviewed about Har Indar Singh, Raja of Faridkot; a poem


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 17 March 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Nirman; Harcharan Singh (b c 1941); poet
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: H.S. Nirman interviewed about Har Indar Singh, Raja of Faridkot; a poem
Main author: Nirman; Harcharan Singh (b c 1941); poet
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
Extent: 00:11:27
Admin history: Harcharan Singh Nirman was born into a prosperous Sikh family from West Punjab. He travelled through Lahore and was in Faridkot shortly after Partition. He writes poems in English and Punjabi.
Custodial history: Interview by Andrew Whitehead in Chandigarh, 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 46, Side A
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