| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
I. A. Rehman interviewed about Aligarh Muslim University; Partition violence in Haryana.
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| Main author: |
Rehman; Ibn Abdur (b 1930); Pakistani peace and human rights activist |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:23:08
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| Admin history: |
I. A. Rehman is a leading Pakistani peace and human-rights advocate. He was born on the 1st September 1930 in Hasanpur, Harayana, India and grew up in Palwal, Haryana a predominantly Hindu town. His father was a nationalist Muslim lawyer who was opposed to the Partition of India. Rehman attended Aligarh Muslim University. His family was attacked in during Partition violence in Harayana in 1947. His family moved to Lahore, Pakistan following Partition. Rehman worked as a movie critic and journalist for the 'Pakistan Times'. He was sacked in 1970 for his leading role in the national strike held by the journalists' trade union. Rehman and other dismissed journalists established the progressive newspaper 'Daily Azad'. In 1972, Rehman was returned to the 'Pakistan Times' as assistant editor but left again after two years. In 1978, he was appointed executive editor of the politically independent 'Weekly Viewpoint'. In 1989, Rehman was appointed as the chief editor of 'Pakistan Times'. Following the military coup in Pakistan in 1990, he left the paper. He is the director of the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan and the founding chair or the Pakistan-India Peoples' Forum for Peace and Democracy, an organisation which promotes grass-roots dialogue in the two countries. |
I. A. Rehman is a leading Pakistani peace and human-rights advocate. He was born on the 1st September 1930 in Hasanpur, Harayana, India and grew up in Palwal, Haryana a predominantly Hindu town. His father was a nationalist Muslim lawyer who was opposed to the Partition of India. Rehman attended Aligarh Muslim University. His family was attacked in during Partition violence in Harayana in 1947. His family moved to Lahore, Pakistan following Partition. Rehman worked as a movie critic and journalist for the 'Pakistan Times'. He was sack ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at I A Rehman's office, Gulberg, Lahore, Pakistan |
| 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 60, Side A + 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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