Daalat Ali audio interview

00:00 Gives name, who he was named after and how name became Daalat, where he was born and what life was like in Kashmir.

03:10 Describes key memories from childhood, fishing and swimming in the river, moving to the mountains during monsoon season, storytelling.

05:10 Stories from childhood.

05:50 Describes games from childhood and other entertainment including singers and seasonal festivals.

10:05 Own family stories relating to migration, a relative being a Turkish prisoner, the Second World War, local politics and election of Liberation League candidate.

13:15 Decision for his father to come to the UK, family following, initial impressions of the UK and living in a back-to-back house in [Dewsbury] before moving to Rochdale.

17:09 Political people who were influential: Working in a mill in Rochdale, becoming involved with socialist workers, Rochdale College, Rochdale Alternative Paper. Learning English and Urdu and understanding difference between Pakistani and Kashmiri identities.

21:20 Getting into local politics, becoming a councillor in Rochdale for Kingsway ward.

23:22 Kashmiri identity campaign: where the campaign came from, own contributions and reflection on what the campaign has achieved.

25:14 Own writing: influenced by childhood storytelling and Chaucer and wondering where Kashmiri stories were. Stories written and published in Pahari, from this came events, connections with cultural institutions, writing of a film, awards from government and University of Jammu etc.

34:02 Further writing and campaigning for the Pahari language.