Additional Interviews about Partition and India-Pakistan Relations [sound recordings]

Twelve oral history interviews conducted with key figures in India and Pakistan about the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and the legacy of the Partition of India for India-Pakistan relations. Subjects include: Kashmir, nuclear tests, Lahore summit, Kargil conflict, and the Pakistani military. These inte...

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Date(s) of creation: January 2000
Level: Sub-series
Format: Archive           
Main author: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

Summary: Twelve oral history interviews conducted with key figures in India and Pakistan about the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and the legacy of the Partition of India for India-Pakistan relations. Subjects include: Kashmir, nuclear tests, Lahore summit, Kargil conflict, and the Pakistani military. These interviews were conducted in 2000 by Andrew Whitehead for a revised edition of 'Unfinished Business', the last programme in the BBC World Service radio documentary series 'India: A People Partitioned' rebroadcast in 2000.
Main author: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
Extent: 12 sound recordings
Note: "In all cases, those interviewed were aware that their words were liable to be in the public domain", Andrew Whitehead, June 2000
Acquisition: Additional sound recordings deposited at SOAS Library in June 2000.
Access status: Open
Copyright: Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead
Copies: Digital versions of sound recordings are available via SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive