Interview with the Bali family [sound recording]

Interview with the Bali family of Baramulla, Kashmir. Anoop Singh Bali, Randir Singh Bali, and Gunwant Kaur Bali [in Urdu] interviewed about the Sikh experience of the 1947 invasion in Baramulla.


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 1 May 2003
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Bali; Anoop Singh (b c 1920); of Baramulla, husband of Gunwant Kaur Bali
Other authors: Bali; Gunwant Kaur (fl 1946-2003); of Baramulla, wife of Anoop Singh Bali, Bali; Randir Singh (b c 1936); of Baramulla, Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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callnumber OA3/01/18/22
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title Interview with the Bali family [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 1 May 2003
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 00:49:42
author Bali; Anoop Singh (b c 1920); of Baramulla, husband of Gunwant Kaur Bali
author_facet Bali; Anoop Singh (b c 1920); of Baramulla, husband of Gunwant Kaur Bali
Bali; Gunwant Kaur (fl 1946-2003); of Baramulla, wife of Anoop Singh Bali
Bali; Randir Singh (b c 1936); of Baramulla
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Bali; Anoop Singh (b c 1920); of Baramulla, husband of Gunwant Kaur Bali
author_letter Bali; Anoop Singh (b c 1920); of Baramulla, husband of Gunwant Kaur Bali
author2 Bali; Gunwant Kaur (fl 1946-2003); of Baramulla, wife of Anoop Singh Bali
Bali; Randir Singh (b c 1936); of Baramulla
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Bali; Gunwant Kaur (fl 1946-2003); of Baramulla, wife of Anoop Singh Bali
Bali; Randir Singh (b c 1936); of Baramulla
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_admin_history Anoop Singh Bali was from a prosperous Sikh family from Baramulla, Kashmir. Following Partition he was in the Indian Air Force and returned to Kashmir in November 1947. He married Gunwant Kaur Bali in 1946.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead in Baramulla, Kashmir
description Interview with the Bali family of Baramulla, Kashmir. Anoop Singh Bali, Randir Singh Bali, and Gunwant Kaur Bali [in Urdu] interviewed about the Sikh experience of the 1947 invasion in Baramulla.
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
Urdu
language_search English
Urdu
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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