Interview with Bapsi Sidhwa & Urvashi Butalia [sound recording]
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Title:
Interview with Bapsi Sidhwa & Urvashi Butalia [sound recording]
Series Title:
India: A People Partitioned Oral Archive
Creator:
Sidhwa; Bapsi (b 1938); Pakistani novelist
Butalia; Urvashi (b 1952); Indian feminist and publisher ( contributor )
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian ( contributor )
Sidhwa, Bapsi ( contributor )
Butalia, Urvashi ( contributor )
Whitehead, Andrew (Journalist) ( contributor )
Copyright Date:
© 2018 Andrew Whitehead and the interviewee(s). All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
Language:
English
Measurements:
00:29:06

Notes

Abstract:
Bapsi Sidhwa & Urvashi Butalia interviewed about different understandings of Partition, and contrasting narratives, in India and Pakistan. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical history: Bapsi Sidhwa was born in Karachi in 1938 into a Parsi Zoroastrian family. Her family later moved to Lahore. She studied at Kinnaird College for Women in Lahore. In 1991, Sidhwa wrote 'Ice Candy Man' (republished as 'Cracking India'), a novel which deals with the Partition of India and its aftermath. She resides in Houston, USA.
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Biographical history: Urvashi Butalia was born in 1952 in Ambala, Haryana. She gained a BA in Literature at Miranda House, Delhi University (1971), a MA in Literature at Delhi University (1973), and a MA in South Asian Studies at the University of London (1977). In 1984, Butalia and her partner Ritu Menon, co-founded Kali for Women, the first feminist publishing house in India. In 2003, following the closure of Kali for Women, she founded Zubaan Books. Butalia has written as a columnist for Indian and international newspapers and magazines. She was the author of 'The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India' (1998) - a consideration of the experiences of Partition in the Punjab, including role of violence against women, based on numerous interviews with survivors.
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Interview by Andrew Whitehead via telephone.
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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: 00:29:06
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Recording no.: Additional 7
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Date of Interview: 4 January 2000
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Summary notes on interview compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03
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Publication note: Research for broadcast of the BBC Radio 4 programme 'An Incident in Kashmir' (2003); and Andrew Whitehead, 'A Mission in Kashmir' (Viking Penguin, 2007)
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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) : Butalia, Urvashi : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/24783244
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VIAF (name authority) : Sidhwa, Bapsi : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/44960819

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 )
OA3/01/18/07 ( CALM Reference number )