Interview with Maskhoor Hussein [sound recording]
Maskhoor Hussein interviewed about surviving massacre during Partition.
| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 |
|---|---|
| Date(s) of creation: |
April 1997 |
| Level: |
Item |
| Format: | Archive |
| Main author: | Maskhoor Hussein (b c 1925); Professor of Urdu |
| 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: |
Maskhoor Hussein interviewed about surviving massacre during Partition. |
| Main author: | Maskhoor Hussein (b c 1925); Professor of Urdu |
| Other authors: | Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:33:45 |
| Admin history: | Maskhoor Hussein was born in around 1925. He grew up in Hissar, Punjab. He survived violent attack during Partition, which killed many members of his family. He left for Pakistan. He became a Professor of Urdu at Government College, Lahore. Maskhoor Hussein wrote a book about his experience of Partition. |
| Custodial history: | Interview by Andrew Whitehead |
| 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 Urdu |
| Originals: |
MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 62, Side A + B |
| 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 |