| Summary: |
Audio recording of oral history interview with Bimal Dhar, covering the period 1920-1942.
Cassette side OA1/24/1: Recollections of treatment as engineer on Indian coastal run. Obtaining post in commerce. Examples of discrimination against Dhar. Respect for superior. Behaviour of British assistants: their attitude to Indians; drinking habits; marriage restrictions; morality; standards of honesty. Relationship of Calcutta office with London office and local managers. Recollections of Calcutta clubs. Relationship between commercial and government officers. Story of first contact with British soldiers. Calcutta department stores; relationship between store staff and commercial officers. Opinions on role of Raj.
Cassette side OA1/24/2: Reasons Dhar founded own company in 1942. Differences between British abroad and at home. Standard of British recruits to commercial firms: their reliance on educated Indians; better quality of government officers. Position of Anglo-Indian community. Calcutta Cathedral. British control of church. Stories illustrating British prejudice against Dhar. Indian reaction to Dhar as their superior. Poor treatment as engineer on board ship.
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| Main author: |
Dhar; Bimal K (fl 1920-1972); businessman |
| Other authors: |
Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer |
| Extent: |
0 hr. 54 min.
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| Admin history: |
Indian civilian naval engineer and businessman in Calcutta. |
| 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: C1510/24/01-02. 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: C1510/24/01-02
Copy available at Imperial War Museum. Reference: 004923/02 |
| Related material: |
Transcript available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA1/24/T |
| Format: |
Archive
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