Interview with Kartar Singh Duggal & Ayesha Duggal [sound recording]

K.S. Duggal interviewed about Partition, his memories and its influence on his writing. Ayesha Duggel interviewed about her time as a doctor working with abducted Muslim women in Jallandhar, India after 1947.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/18/37 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 8 April 2007
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Duggal; Kartar Singh (1917-2012); Indian writer
Other authors: Duggal; Ayesha Kaur (1917-2012); née Jafri, doctor, Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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title Interview with Kartar Singh Duggal & Ayesha Duggal [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 8 April 2007
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scb_extent 00:43:49
author Duggal; Kartar Singh (1917-2012); Indian writer
author_facet Duggal; Kartar Singh (1917-2012); Indian writer
Duggal; Ayesha Kaur (1917-2012); née Jafri, doctor
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Duggal; Kartar Singh (1917-2012); Indian writer
author_letter Duggal; Kartar Singh (1917-2012); Indian writer
author2 Duggal; Ayesha Kaur (1917-2012); née Jafri, doctor
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Duggal; Ayesha Kaur (1917-2012); née Jafri, doctor
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
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scb_admin_history Kartar Singh Duggal was born into a Sikh family in 1917 in Dhamal, near Rawalpindi. He was educated at Forman Christian College, Lahore. In March 1947, he was working for All India Radio in Lahore. In early August 1947 he was transferred to All India Radio in Delhi. He witnessed the Delhi riots. Duggal became station Director for All India Radio. He became a noted author of short stories, novels, plays and literary criticism. He married Ayesha Duggal (née Jafri), a doctor from a Muslim family.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead, Delhi, India
description K.S. Duggal interviewed about Partition, his memories and its influence on his writing. Ayesha Duggel interviewed about her time as a doctor working with abducted Muslim women in Jallandhar, India after 1947.
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 Summary notes on interview 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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