Interview with Brigadier Kuldip Chadha [sound recording]

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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Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 19 July 2002
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Chadha; Kuldip (b c 1920); Indian Army officer
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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title Interview with Brigadier Kuldip Chadha [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 19 July 2002
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scb_extent 00:32:21
author Chadha; Kuldip (b c 1920); Indian Army officer
author_facet Chadha; Kuldip (b c 1920); Indian Army officer
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Chadha; Kuldip (b c 1920); Indian Army officer
author_letter Chadha; Kuldip (b c 1920); Indian Army officer
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
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scb_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.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead, Hounslow, London, United Kingdom
description Brigadier Kuldip Chadha interviewed about service with the Frontier Force in Kashmir from 28 October 1947, his support for 'Bogey' Sen.
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access 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.
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_copies Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
scb_related_material Partial transcript with notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03
scb_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)
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
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