Interview with Lakshmi Mazumdar [sound recording]

Audio recording of oral history interview with Lakshmi Mazumdar, covering the period 1923-1936. Cassette side OA1/46/1: Recruitment to Girl Guides 1923; parents' disapproval. Background of family opposition to Raj. Tutoring villagers to influence Simon Commission with aim of getting votes for women...

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Archive & Special Collections OA1/46/1-3 Closed

Date(s) of creation: 1972-1974
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mazumdar; Lakshmi (fl 1923-1972); National Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides
Other authors: Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer

collection SOAS Archive
id OA1.46.1-3
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
callnumber OA1/46/1-3
callnumber_txt OA1/46/1-3
callnumber-sort OA1/46/1-3
prefix_number 1-3
title Interview with Lakshmi Mazumdar [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 1 hr. 17 min.
author Mazumdar; Lakshmi (fl 1923-1972); National Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides
author_facet Mazumdar; Lakshmi (fl 1923-1972); National Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides
Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
authorStr Mazumdar; Lakshmi (fl 1923-1972); National Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides
author_letter Mazumdar; Lakshmi (fl 1923-1972); National Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides
author2 Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
author2Str Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
format Archive
scb_admin_history Indian wife of officer in Indian Civil Service and National Commissioner of Bharat Scouts and Guides.
description Audio recording of oral history interview with Lakshmi Mazumdar, covering the period 1923-1936. Cassette side OA1/46/1: Recruitment to Girl Guides 1923; parents' disapproval. Background of family opposition to Raj. Tutoring villagers to influence Simon Commission with aim of getting votes for women. Arranged marriage to Indian Civil Service officer 1930. Shared conditions living in tents with British ICS officers on probationary posting; effect on Mazumdar's opinion of British. British and Indian attitudes to servants. British lifestyle: eating; drinking; clothes; shopping; holidays. Touring in Bengal. Cassette side OA1/46/2: Recollections of British eccentrics. Hunting parties. British attitude to Indian culture. Entertaining British officers. Superior attitude of British. Relationship with British women. Learning English. British ICS officers' command of Indian languages. British morality. Unwritten rules. British misfits who had problems adjusting in India. Cassette side OA1/46/3: Indian confidence in British judicial system. Superior attitude of Indian ruling class inherited from British. Story of learning table etiquette with help of Sir John Anderson, governor of Calcutta; his friendliness. Effect of hill station life on British women; their daily routine. View of government as ICS officer's wife. Recollections of political trouble in Nepal c1930 and Bengal c1936. Travelling by palanguin and bicycle.
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: C1510/46/01-03. 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: C1510/46/01-03 Copy available at Imperial War Museum. Reference: 004945/03
scb_related_material Transcript available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA1/46/T
hierarchy_top_id_raw OA1
hierarchy_sequence OA1.0046.001-3

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