oh139.xml Sound of India Radio Program Oral History Project: An Inventory of Its Radio Programs at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by J. Huebscher Minnesota Historical Society
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Oral History Collection

 Finding aid encoded by J. Huebscher March 2012 Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Sound of India Radio Program Oral History Project. Oral histories of the Sound of India radio program. 1975-1976. Materials in English. These are recordings from the "Sound of India" radio program that aired on KUXL (Golden Valley, Minnesota) from September 1975 to May 1976. The episodes of the "Sound of India" program focus on popular Indian music and community affairs. Hosted by Raj Chaudhary and Suraksha Gulathi, the episodes discuss topics such as Hindu, Muslim, and Christian festivals; national holidays and major events of India; the American Bicentennial; and the immigration of Indian citizens to the United States. In addition, the episodes include interviews with community leaders such as the President of the Indo-American Club, the head of the Islamic Center of Minnesota, and popular Indian historians. Sound recordings: 16 user sound cassettes (60 min. ea.) OH 139: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976. East Indians -- Minnesota. Emigration and immigration. Fasts and feasts. Immigrants -- Minnesota. Radio programs. Persons: Chaudhary, Raj. Gulathi, Suraksha. Organizations: KUXL (Radio station : Golden Valley, Minn.) Places: India -- Social life and customs. Document Types: Interviews. Oral histories. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Access Restrictions:

Access to the master sound cassettes requires permission from the Oral History Office.

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Sound of India Radio Program Oral History Project Oral histories of the Sound of India radio program. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2011.46

 Processing Information:

Processed by: J. Huebscher, March 2012

Catalog ID number: 007496379

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OH139 1 Program 2, September 7, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, Suraksha Gulathi, and Dr. S.P.S. Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and community affairs.

 Program 3, September 14, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, Suraksha Gulathi; interview with the President of the Indo-American Club, Anil[?]; and popular Indian music.

 2 Program 4, September 21, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, Suraksha Gulathi; and popular Indian music.

 Program 5, September 28, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, Suraksha Gulathi; popular Indian music; and Hindu, Muslim, and Christian festival dates.

 3 Program 6, October 5, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, Suraksha Gulathi; popular Indian music; interview with Dr. Khaled [?], Sami [?] of the Islamic Center of Minnesota.

 Program 7, October 12, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, guest host Raji Tundin [?]; and the Dussehra celebration.

 4 Program 8, October 19, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, Suraksha Gulathi; popular Indian music; and religious holidays.

 Program 9, October 26, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, Suraksha Gulathi; and popular Indian music.

 5 Program 12, November 16, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, Suraksha Gulathi; popular Indian music; and the birthday celebration of India's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

 Program 13, November 23, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary, Suraksha Gulathi; and popular Indian music.

 6 Program 14, November 30, 1975.

Show includes Suraksha Gulathi; and popular Indian music.

 Program 15, December 7, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; and popular Indian music.

 7 Program 16, December 14, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and the replaying of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey's speech concerning the Indian community.

 Program 17, December 21, 1975.

Show includes – Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and a special Christmas program.

 8 Program 18, December 28, 1975.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; and popular Indian music.

 Program 19, January 4, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; and popular Indian music.

 9 Program 20, January 11, 1976.

Tape is poor quality.

 Program 21, January 18, 1976.

Tape is poor quality.

 10 Program 22, January 25, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and reflections on Indian Republic Day including a historical narrative.

 Program 23, February 1, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and the anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi's death.

 11 Program 24, February 8, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; and popular Indian music.

 Program 25, February 15, 1976.

Show includes Dr. SPS Chaudhary; popular and Indian music.

 12 Program 26, February 22, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; and popular Indian music.

 Program 27, February 29, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and his thoughts on leap year.

 13 Program 28, March 7, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and Indian cultural festivals.

 Program 29, March 14, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary and guest host; popular Indian music; and community announcements.

 14 Program 30, March 21, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and the celebration of Persian New Year.

 Program 31, March 28, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and the celebration of the bicentennial of the United States.

 15 Program 34, April 18, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; and popular Indian music.

 Program 35, April 25, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and new request feature.

 16 Program 36, May 2, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; popular Indian music; and the special bicentennial celebration.

 Program 37, May 9, 1976.

Show includes Raj Chaudhary; Mother's Day Celebration; and popular Indian music.