Interview with Sat Paul Sahni [sound recording]

Sati Sahni interviewed about memories of 1947 and the reporting of the Kashmir conflict.


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 27 March 2005
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Sahni; Sat Paul (c 1923-2010); Indian journalist, known as Sati Sahni
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 Sat Paul Sahni [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 27 March 2005
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scb_extent 01:15:17
author Sahni; Sat Paul (c 1923-2010); Indian journalist, known as Sati Sahni
author_facet Sahni; Sat Paul (c 1923-2010); Indian journalist, known as Sati Sahni
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Sahni; Sat Paul (c 1923-2010); Indian journalist, known as Sati Sahni
author_letter Sahni; Sat Paul (c 1923-2010); Indian journalist, known as Sati Sahni
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_admin_history Sati Sahni (Sat Paul Sahni) was from a Punjabi family in Kashmir. He was educated at Punjab University, Lahore. Sahni was a war correspondent in Kashmir in 1947-1948. He became a leading print and photo journalist in Kashmir, working for the 'Times of India'. He later became Director General of Information, Publicity Public Relations and Tourism Publicity, Jammu and Kashmir. He left Kashmir in 1989 due to the insurgency. He died in 2010.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead
description Sati Sahni interviewed about memories of 1947 and the reporting of the Kashmir conflict.
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 Transcript with notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03
scb_publications Research for the publication: Andrew Whitehead, 'A Mission in Kashmir' (Viking Penguin, 2007)
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
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