Interview with Karan Singh (2) [sound recording]
Karan Singh interviewed about his memories of 1940s; history of Kashmir.
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OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 |
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29 April 2003 |
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Item |
Format: | Archive |
Main author: | Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician |
Other authors: | Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
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https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all |
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SOAS Archive |
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OA3.01.18.21 |
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Archive & Special Collections |
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Reference only |
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OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 |
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OA3/01/18/21 |
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OA3/01/18/21 |
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OA3/01/18/21 |
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21 |
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Interview with Karan Singh (2) [sound recording] |
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29 April 2003 |
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Item |
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8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item |
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00:18:10 |
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Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician |
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Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
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Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician |
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Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician |
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Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
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Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
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Archive |
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Karan Singh was on 9 March 1931 in Cannes, France. He is the son of the last ruler of the former princely state of Kashmir and Jammu, Maharaja Hari Singh. He was educated at the Doon School, Dehra Dun, and Sri Pratap College Srinagar (BA), and Delhi University (MA, PhD). He served successively as Sadr-i-Riyasat and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (1965-1967). From 1967 to 1984 Karan Singh was a Indian National Congress Party member of the Lok Sabha. He later served in various Cabinet positions (Tourism and Civil Aviation, Health and Family planning, Education and Culture). He served between 1989-1990 as Indian Ambassador to the United States. He is now a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha. |
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Interview by Andrew Whitehead in Delhi, India |
description |
Karan Singh interviewed about his memories of 1940s; history of Kashmir. |
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 |
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English |
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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) |
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https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all |
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OA3 |
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OA3.0001.0018.0021 |