| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Urvashi Butalia interviewed about women's experience of Partition; abduction and rape during Partition; honour killings during Partition
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| Main author: |
Butalia; Urvashi (b 1952); Indian feminist and publisher |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:24:41
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| Admin history: |
Urvashi Butalia was born in 1952 in Ambala, Haryana. She gained a BA in Literature at Miranda House, Delhi University (1971), a MA in Literature at Delhi University (1973), and a MA in South Asian Studies at the University of London (1977). In 1984, Butalia and her partner Ritu Menon, co-founded Kali for Women, the first feminist publishing house in India. In 2003, following the closure of Kali for Women, she founded Zubaan Books.
Butalia has written as a columnist for Indian and international newspapers and magazines. She was the author of 'The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India' (1998) - a consideration of the experiences of Partition in the Punjab, including role of violence against women, based on numerous interviews with survivors. |
Urvashi Butalia was born in 1952 in Ambala, Haryana. She gained a BA in Literature at Miranda House, Delhi University (1971), a MA in Literature at Delhi University (1973), and a MA in South Asian Studies at the University of London (1977). In 1984, Butalia and her partner Ritu Menon, co-founded Kali for Women, the first feminist publishing house in India. In 2003, following the closure of Kali for Women, she founded Zubaan Books.
Butalia has written as a columnist for Indian and international newspapers and magazines. She was the author of & ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Urvashi Butalia's home, Delhi, India |
| Access status: |
Open
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| 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.
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| 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
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| Originals: |
MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 55, Side B
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| 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)
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| Format: |
Archive
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