| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Tom Dykes interviewed about his memories of the attack on the Baramulla convent and his parents’ deaths.
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| Main author: |
Dykes; Tom (1942-? 2003); son of Lieutenant Colonel Tom Dykes |
| Other authors: |
Kumar; Bhavna (fl 2000); interviewer |
| Extent: |
00:31:05
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| Admin history: |
Tom Dykes was the eldest son of Lieutenant Colonel Tom Dykes, an officer in the British Indian Army and Biddy Dykes, an army nurse. His father and mother were killed by raiders at the Baramulla convent, Kashmir on the 27th October 1947. Following the death of his parents, Dykes lived with his aunt in Edinburgh. |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Bhavna Kumar in Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Access conditions: |
MP3 audio file can be accessed on CD-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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| Copies: |
Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections. |
| Related material: |
Partial transcript with notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03 |
| Publications: |
Research for broadcast of the BBC Radio 4 programme 'An Incident in Kashmir' (2003); and Andrew Whitehead, 'A Mission in Kashmir' (Viking Penguin, 2007)
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| Format: |
Archive
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