Interview with R.P. Gupta [sound recording]

Audio recording of oral history interview with R.P. Gupta, covering the period 1930-1945. Cassette side OA1/33/1: Grandfather's position as first Indian principal of college in Cuttack; attitudes of his staff. Visit to military tattoo in Calcutta involving first contact with British. Cricketing exp...

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Archive & Special Collections OA1/33/1-2 Closed

Date(s) of creation: 1972-1974
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Gupta; R P (fl 1930-1972); student
Other authors: Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer

collection SOAS Archive
id OA1.33.1-2
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber OA1/33/1-2
callnumber_txt OA1/33/1-2
callnumber-sort OA1/33/1-2
prefix_number 1-2
title Interview with R.P. Gupta [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 1972-1974
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 0 hr. 50 min.
author Gupta; R P (fl 1930-1972); student
author_facet Gupta; R P (fl 1930-1972); student
Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
authorStr Gupta; R P (fl 1930-1972); student
author_letter Gupta; R P (fl 1930-1972); student
author2 Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
author2Str Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
format Archive
scb_admin_history Indian student at Calcutta University, and worker in advertising.
description Audio recording of oral history interview with R.P. Gupta, covering the period 1930-1945. Cassette side OA1/33/1: Grandfather's position as first Indian principal of college in Cuttack; attitudes of his staff. Visit to military tattoo in Calcutta involving first contact with British. Cricketing experiences; effect in breaking down some of society's barriers against Indians. Attending Calcutta University c1940; resulting break in contacts with British. Renewed contacts c1943; differences observed between wartime and pre-war British. Gupta's isolation in Orissa from nationalist pressures as student. Arrest on murder charge. Police cell conditions. Cassette side OA1/33/2: Story of interrogation and torture of prisoner known to Gupta. Period of unemployment. Obtaining position in advertising agency c1945. Spending time in tea shops whilst unemployed; attitude to alcohol. Apathy towards personal affairs of British. Increased accessibility of British in Cuttack in contrast to Calcutta. Lifestyle of British in Cuttack; description of club. Effect on Gupta of British reading materials. View as outsider of club dances. Story of Indian women's fear of independence.
scb_access_status Closed
scb_conditions_gov_access 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: C1510/33/01-02. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
scb_copyright Copyright held by British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
scb_use_restrictions Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist
language English
language_search English
scb_copies Copy available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service. Reference: C1510/33/01-02 Copy available at Imperial War Museum. Reference: 004932/02
scb_related_material Transcript available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA1/33/T
hierarchy_top_id_raw OA1
hierarchy_sequence OA1.0033.001-2

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