Interview with Pran Chopra [sound recording]
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Title:
Interview with Pran Chopra [sound recording]
Series Title:
India: A People Partitioned Oral Archive
Creator:
Chopra; Pran (1921-2013); Indian journalist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian ( contributor )
Chopra, Pran, 1921- ( contributor )
Whitehead, Andrew (Journalist) ( contributor )
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Copyright Date:
© 2018 Andrew Whitehead and the interviewee(s). All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
Language:
English
Measurements:
00:34:22

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Abstract:
Pran Chopra interviewd about his personal memories of Partition and Independence, including a brief visit to Kashmir and memories of the Bedis. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical history: Pran Chopra, was an Indian journalist and editor. He was born in Lahore in 1921. In Lahore he mixed in left-wing intellectual circles. He worked as a journalist for the 'Civil and Military Gazette' in 1941 and later as a war correspondent for All India Radio. He returned to Lahore in August 1947 to help his parents leave for India. Later worked as journalist for the 'The Hindu' and 'The Tribune' and became the first Indian Chief Editor of the 'The Statesman'. Chopra died on 22 December 2013.
General Note:
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at the India International Centre, Delhi, India
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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: Duration: 00:34:22
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Recording no.: Additional 41
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Date of Interview: 18 April 2007
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Related material: Summary notes on interview compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03
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Publication note: Research for the publication: 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) : Chopra, Pran, 1921- : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/17237894

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 )
OA3/01/18/41 ( CALM Reference number )