BBC and India: War, Independence and Partition

Speaker: Dr. Chandrika Kaul, Senior Lecturer in Modern History, University of St Andrews, Scotland

 

Chair: Professor Gita Bamezai, Head, Department of Communications Research, Indian Institute of Mass Communications

 

The BBC has had a long association with India. As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of Indian Independence, this talk will focus on the climactic 1940s and discuss the BBC’s coverage during the Second World War, Indian Independence and Partition