| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Raj Mahajan and Indu Mahajan interviewed about M.C. Mahajan and the events of 1947.
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| Main author: |
Mahajan; Raj Kumari (b 1918); daughter of M C Mahajan |
| Other authors: |
Mahajan; Indu (b 1939); daughter of Raj Kumari Mahajan, Awasthi; Anuradha (fl 1996-2007); researcher and interviewer, Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:33:59
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| Admin history: |
Raj Kumari Mahajan was born in Dharamsala in 1918. She was the eldest daughter of M.C. Mahajan, who sat on the 1947 Boundary Commission and served as the Maharaja of Kashmir's last Prime Minister. In 1947, Raj Kumari Mahajan was married with two daughters and she spent much of the Partition period in Pathankot. |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead and Anuradha Awasthi at Indu Mahakan's home, New Delhi, India |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Access conditions: |
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.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead |
| User 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
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| Copies: |
Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections. |
| Related material: |
Summary notes on interview compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03 |
| Publications: |
Research for the publication: Andrew Whitehead, 'A Mission in Kashmir' (Viking Penguin, 2007)
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| Format: |
Archive
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