Today I have the pleasure to talk to Kavita Puri, she is an award-winning BBC journalist, oral historian, executive producer and broadcaster about her book - Partition Voices - which is now in its 2nd edition.
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You can find a full time stamped breakdown of the conversation below:
00:00 - Introduction
00:44 - Why you do the work you do
07:57 - Who is Kavita Puri?
11:32 - Difference between a journalist an a historian?
14:49 - When did you become aware of your own family history?
19:06 - What are the causes of silence?
25:35 - How did you go about putting the book - Partition Voices - together?
28:46 - How did recording these stories impact you?
32:30 - Did people ever share how they felt after talking with you?
35:38 - What was it that helped cause the social cohesion to evaporate?
40:11 - How does masculinity and manhood impact the events that unfold?
45:56 - What led people to believe that Partition would not be how it turned out?
50:33 - What is the understanding behind the respect for the land?
53:53 - Did you come across anything unexpected?
56:16 - Why do you think the history of the British Empire should be taught within Britian?
58:45 - Precautions and tips
01:01:32 - Conclusion