Recordings at Gandhi Vanita Ashram, Jalandhar (1) [sound recording]
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Title:
Recordings at Gandhi Vanita Ashram, Jalandhar (1) [sound recording]
Series Title:
India: A People Partitioned Oral Archive
Creator:
Trivedi; Savindra (fl 1947-1997); freedom fighter
Devi; Rukamni (b c 1907); of Ghandhi Vanita Ashram ( contributor )
Prakashwanti (b c 1927); of Ghandhi Vanita Ashram ( contributor )
Swaran (fl 1997); of Ghandhi Vanita Ashram ( contributor )
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian ( contributor )
Trivedi, Savindra, fl. 1947-1997 ( contributor )
Devi, Rukamni, ca. 1907- ( contributor )
Prakashwanti of Ghandhi Vanita Ashram, ca. 1927- ( contributor )
Swaran of Ghandhi Vanita Ashram, fl. 1997 ( contributor )
Whitehead, Andrew (Journalist) ( contributor )
Copyright Date:
© 2018 Andrew Whitehead and the interviewee(s). All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
Language:
Hindi
Panjabi
Measurements:
00:43:11

Notes

Abstract:
Recordings at the Gandhi Vanita Ashram for Widows & Destitute Women in Jalandhar, India, a shelter for women. Interviews with Savindra Trivedi; Rukmani Devi; Prakashwanti; & Swaran Savindra Trivedi interviewed (in Hindi) about women; partition violence.Rukamni Devi interviewed (in Punjabi ) about women and partition.Prakashwanti interviewed (in Punjabi) about her experience of violence during PartitionSwaran interviewed (in Punjabi) about life in Gandhi Vanita Ashram. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical history: Savindra Trivedi was a Brahmin by birth and the daughter of a barrister. She was a freedom fighter during British rule and was in jail during Partition. She is the cousin of Indian revolutionary, Chandra Shekhar Azad. She helped establish the Gandhi Vanita Ashram for Widows & Destitute Women shelter.
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Biographical history: Rukamni Devi was originally from Garh Maharaja, West Punjab. She had an association with Ghandhi Vanita Ashram.
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Biographical history: Prakashwanti was originally from West Punjab. She was attacked during Partition violence and her husband and son killed. She travelled to Amritsar.
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Biographical history: Swaran was brought to Ghandhi Vanita Ashram as a baby, an orphan of Partition. She left the Ghandhi Vanita Ashram following her marriage but returned to the shelter when her marriage failed.
General Note:
Recording by Andrew Whitehead
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: 00:43:11
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Recording no.: 73
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Date of Interview: March 1997
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Audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 47, Side A + B
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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

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 )
OA3/01/10/15 ( CALM Reference number )