Interview with Altaf Gauhar [sound recording]

Altaf Gauhar interviewed about Lahore during Partition; Muslim identity


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 7 April 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Altaf Gauhar (fl 1947-1997); Pakistani editor
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: Altaf Gauhar interviewed about Lahore during Partition; Muslim identity
Main author: Altaf Gauhar (fl 1947-1997); Pakistani editor
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
Extent: 00:31:17
Admin history: Altaf Gauhar was born in West Punjab. He worked in the Indian Financial Service. He was close to Ayub Khan. He later edited 'Dawn'. Between 1975 and 1991, Altaf Gauhar lived in London, where he founded the 'South' magazine. He returned to Islamabad, where he edited the 'Muslim'.
Custodial history: Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Altaf Gauhar's home Islamabad, Pakistan
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 58, 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