| Summary: |
Audio recording of oral history interview with George A. Carroll, covering the period 1899-1947.
Cassette side OA1/11/1: Differences between British and Indian India. Family connections with India. Education in England. Choice of Indian Police service as a career. Childhood recollections of India; attitude to Indians. Choice of Central Provinces. 'Calling' in Nagpur region. Training and work as sub-inspector in Jubbulpore. Disillusionment with courts. Importance of position; natural assumption of power. Raid on village illegally distilling alcohol; Carroll's narrow escape. Arrest of murderer at Ellichpur.
Cassette side OA1/11/2: Award of Indian Police Medal for arrest; further description of incident. Problems of low police pay; refusal to consider accepting bribes. Examples of using force to prevent trouble developing; actions against non-cooperation movement. British soldiers' reputation. Accepting post in Rajputana; differences from India under direct British control. Events leading to appointment as superintendent of Khetri in Jaipur State. Intrigues of Rajah of Khetri against Carroll.
Cassette side OA1/11/3: Intrigue of Rajah's marriage; death of Rajah's wife; Carroll's insistence on autopsy. Rajah's attempts to arouse local unrest against Carroll; failure and exile to Jaipur. Rajah's death; his wish that Carroll should administer province for his son. Carroll's administration of Khetri: background history; relationship with Jaipur residents; reforms. Maintaining British standards. Arrest of fraudulent charity collector. Differences between towns and up-country stations.
Cassette side OA1/11/4: Differences between towns and up-country stations; social attitudes. Exclusion of Indians from British clubs. Restrictions of low police pay. Effects of climate on health. Dislike of wives leaving husbands during hotseasonfor the hills. Playing hockey. Hunting experiences. Account of panther shooting; Carroll's mauling and treatment. Stories of local policeman.
Cassette side OA1/11/5: Stories of local policeman. End of Carroll's financial problems. Debt amongst police officers; Carroll's own experiences. Dislike of women leaving in hot season for hills; their immorality. British standards and authority. Tiger shooting. Attitudes to British position in India; independence and partition.
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| Main author: |
Carroll; George A (fl 1899-1972); policeman |
| Other authors: |
Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer |
| Extent: |
2 hr. 16 min.
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| Admin history: |
British child in India and Superintendent in the India Police. |
| Access status: |
Closed
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| Access conditions: |
Access to sound recording of this interview is currently unavailable at SOAS Library. The transcript can be consulted. Researchers can access a copy of this sound recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service. Reference: C1510/11/01-05. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) |
| User restrictions: |
Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist |
| Language: |
English
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| Copies: |
Copy available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service. Reference: C1510/11/01-05
Copy available at Imperial War Museum. Reference: 004910/05 |
| Related material: |
Transcript available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA1/11/T |
| Format: |
Archive
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