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- Permanent Link:
- https://digital.soas.ac.uk/OA30000018/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- Qurratulain Hyder interviewed about Andamans Islands; Escaping Dehra Dun; new Pakistan; reflections on Partition. ( en )
- General Note:
- Biographical history: Qurratulain Hyder was a leading Urdu novelist, academic and journalist. She was born in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1927 and educated at Indraprastha College, Delhi and Lucknow University's Isabella Thoburn College. In 1947, Hyder left Dehradun during rioting, escaping on train. She later moved to Pakistan and in moved to the UK in 1951. Hyder published the novel 'Aag Ka Darya' [River of Fire] in 1959. She returned to India in 1960. Hyder worked as a journalist and published short stories, literary translations and novels. She was Managing Editor of the magazine 'Imprint', Bombay (1964-68), and a member of the editorial staff of the 'Illustrated Weekly of India' (1968-75). Hyder later worked as an visiting lecturer at Aligarh Muslim University and universities in the United States. She died on August 21st 2007.
- General Note:
- Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Qurratulain Hyder's home at Noida in Delhi, India.
- General Note:
- Conditions governing reproduction: The recording is available for consultation without restriction, and short extracts (up to 50 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.
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- Duration: Duration: 00:53:44
- General Note:
- Recording no.: 18
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- Date of Interview: 1 August 1996
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- Audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 15, Side A + B
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- Related material: Partial transcript and notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/01
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- Publication note: Research for broadcast of the BBC World Service radio series 'India: A People Partitioned' (1997)
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- Order with this reference: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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- VIAF (name authority) : Whitehead, Andrew (Journalist) : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/303972108
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- VIAF (name authority) : Qurratulʿain Ḥaidar, 1927-2007 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/12416915
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
- Resource Identifier:
- OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 ( Order with reference )
OA3/01/03/08 ( CALM Reference number )
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