Extraordinary Lives with India Hicks: Jaya Thadani

It's just a little over 68 years since my mother touched down on Indian soil with my grandparents (rather poetically today my mother turns 86). This provides a glorious excuse to interview Jaya Thadani and hear all her stories again.
Jaya is a direct link to my heritage. Not only because she worked as a personal secretary for my grandmother in India in 1947, but also because she offered my mother some much-needed company (from someone who was the same age).
Jaya is strong and feisty - two qualities which I so admire. She has an amazing memory and talking to her brings alive again those stories of my grandparents and my mother at that great turning point in India’s history.

[@rishabhdeb]

What a lovely interview. Thank you, India.

[@denverbritto5606]

Nice interview, as the Chinese say, this lady's certainly lived through interesting times. After reading Freedom at Midnight I've been fascinated by that period in the country of my parents and my birth, it's great to hear from people who participated in those events like Mrs Thadani. Thanks to the interviewer for the upload!

[@user-nc8wv7wf1s]

Mutual feelings. By the way just curious; are you an Indian? Because your name doesn’t appear to be...

[@willmacdesign]

oh i could listen for hours .....

[@vikrantdas4673]

Hi,
Is it possible to get a recording of the complete interview?