Interview with Sardar Abdul Qayum Khan (2) [sound recording]

Sardar Abdul Qayum Khan interviewed about the situation in Kashmir in 2001 and his memories of and reflections on 1947.


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 6 April 2001
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Sardar Abdul Qayum Khan (fl 1947-1997); politician
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: Sardar Abdul Qayum Khan interviewed about the situation in Kashmir in 2001 and his memories of and reflections on 1947.
Main author: Sardar Abdul Qayum Khan (fl 1947-1997); politician
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
Extent: 00:27:46
Admin history: Sardar Abdul Qayum Khan was a prominent member of the Muslim Conference in Kashmir and involved in organising fighting in Poonch area during 1947. He was later a leading figure in the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference and Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-administered Kashmir) (until 1996).
Custodial history: Interview by Andrew Whitehead at the local legislators' hostel in Muzaffarbad, Kashmir
Access status: Open
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.
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
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)
Format: Archive