Interview with Karan Singh (2) [sound recording]

Karan Singh interviewed about Partition and Kashmir; accession of Kashmir to India.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/16/02 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 2 May 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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scb_order_with OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
callnumber OA3/01/16/02
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title Interview with Karan Singh (2) [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 2 May 1997
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scb_extent 00:16:57
author Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician
author_facet Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician
author_letter Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_admin_history Karan Singh was on 9 March 1931 in Cannes, France. He is the son of the last ruler of the former princely state of Kashmir and Jammu, Maharaja Hari Singh. He was educated at the Doon School, Dehra Dun, and Sri Pratap College Srinagar (BA), and Delhi University (MA, PhD). He served successively as Sadr-i-Riyasat and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (1965-1967). From 1967 to 1984 Karan Singh was a Indian National Congress Party member of the Lok Sabha. He later served in various Cabinet positions (Tourism and Civil Aviation, Health and Family planning, Education and Culture). He served between 1989-1990 as Indian Ambassador to the United States. He is now a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Karen Singh's home, Delhi, India
description Karan Singh interviewed about Partition and Kashmir; accession of Kashmir to India.
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 78, 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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