Interview with Urvashi Butalia (1) [sound recording]

Urvashi Butalia interviewed about women's experience of Partition; abduction and rape during Partition; honour killings during Partition

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/12/03 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 1 April 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Butalia; Urvashi (b 1952); Indian feminist and publisher
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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title Interview with Urvashi Butalia (1) [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 1 April 1997
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scb_extent 00:24:41
author Butalia; Urvashi (b 1952); Indian feminist and publisher
author_facet Butalia; Urvashi (b 1952); Indian feminist and publisher
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Butalia; Urvashi (b 1952); Indian feminist and publisher
author_letter Butalia; Urvashi (b 1952); Indian feminist and publisher
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
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scb_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.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Urvashi Butalia's home, Delhi, India
description Urvashi Butalia interviewed about women's experience of Partition; abduction and rape during Partition; honour killings 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 55, 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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