| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh interviewed about military service and Partition.
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| Main author: |
Singh; Arjan (b 1919); Air Chief Marshal |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:36:44
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| Admin history: |
Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh was born in Lyallpur, Punjab on the 15th April 1919 into an Aulakh family. He was trained at RAF College Cranwell in 1938 and was commissioned as an officer in 1939. He served with the Indian Air Force in the Arakan Campaign (1944) during the Second World War. In 1947, Singh was a Wing Commander, Royal Indian Air Force in Ambala. He was Chief of the Air Staff in the Indian Air Force between August 1964 and July 1969 and was air force commander during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. In 1966, he became the first Air Chief Marshal of the Indian Air Force. Following retirement from the air force, he served as Indian diplomat in Switzerland, Vatican City and Kenya. |
Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh was born in Lyallpur, Punjab on the 15th April 1919 into an Aulakh family. He was trained at RAF College Cranwell in 1938 and was commissioned as an officer in 1939. He served with the Indian Air Force in the Arakan Campaign (1944) during the Second World War. In 1947, Singh was a Wing Commander, Royal Indian Air Force in Ambala. He was Chief of the Air Staff in the Indian Air Force between August 1964 and July 1969 and was air force commander during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. In 1966, he became the first Air C ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead, 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: |
Partial transcript with notes 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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