| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Brigadier Kuldip Chadha interviewed about service with the Frontier Force in Kashmir from 28 October 1947, his support for 'Bogey' Sen.
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| Main author: |
Chadha; Kuldip (b c 1920); Indian Army officer |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:32:21
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| Admin history: |
Brigadier Kuldip Chadha was born in circa 1920 into a Sikh family near Rawalpindi. His family owned property in Srinagar. He joined the British Indian Army in 1942. In 1947 he was a Captain in the Frontier Force Rifles. Chadha was airlifted to Srinagar on October 28 1947. He advanced to Baramulla with 'Bogey' Sen, on to Uri, and from there to Poonch. Chadhra remained in Kashmir for around one year. |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead, Hounslow, London, United Kingdom |
| 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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