Interview with Karan Singh (2) [sound recording]
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Title:
Interview with Karan Singh (2) [sound recording]
Series Title:
India: A People Partitioned Oral Archive
Creator:
Singh; Karan (b 1931); Indian politician
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian ( contributor )
Karan Singh, Sadr-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir, 1931- ( contributor )
Whitehead, Andrew (Journalist) ( contributor )
Copyright Date:
© 2018 Andrew Whitehead and the interviewee(s). All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
Language:
English
Measurements:
00:16:57

Notes

Abstract:
Karan Singh interviewed about Partition and Kashmir; accession of Kashmir to India. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical history: Karan Singh was on 9 March 1931 in Cannes, France. He is the son of the last ruler of the former princely state of Kashmir and Jammu, Maharaja Hari Singh. He was educated at the Doon School, Dehra Dun, and Sri Pratap College Srinagar (BA), and Delhi University (MA, PhD). He served successively as Sadr-i-Riyasat and Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (1965-1967). From 1967 to 1984 Karan Singh was a Indian National Congress Party member of the Lok Sabha. He later served in various Cabinet positions (Tourism and Civil Aviation, Health and Family planning, Education and Culture). He served between 1989-1990 as Indian Ambassador to the United States. He is now a member of India's Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha.
General Note:
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Karen Singh's home, 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: 00:16:57
General Note:
Recording no.: 139
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Date of Interview: 2 May 1997
General Note:
Audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 78, Side 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)
General Note:
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
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Karan Singh, Sadr-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir, 1931- : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/109714100

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 )
OA3/01/16/02 ( CALM Reference number )