| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Jamaluddin Naqvi interviewed about student activism in Karachi; first involvement with Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP); influence of Raj Palme-Dutt and Communist Party of Great Britain; relations with Communist Party of India; role of Muhajirs in CPP; CPP views on Partition; CPP views on Soviet Union and Afghanistan; Jam Saki case; views on Partition; splits in the CPP; criticism of CPP's work during the period of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's presidency of Pakistan; reasons for leaving CPP; family's move from Allahabad to Pakistan following Partition.
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| Main author: |
Naqvi; Jamaluddin (b c 1932); Pakistani communist |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:51:57
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| Admin history: |
Professor Jamaluddin Naqvi was born in Allahabad circa 1932-1933. He moved to Pakistan in 1949 and joined the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP) around 1951. He was a member of the CPP Politburo between c 1962-1990 and also acting-Secretary of CPP. He was a prominent CPP intellectual and theorist. He was jailed first in 1954 and on other occasions, including 1980-1986 during the Jam Saki case. He left the CPP in 1990. |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead in Karachi, Pakistan |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Access conditions: |
MP3 audio file can be accessed on DVD-R in Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Users must bring their own headphones and computer to consult material.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead |
| User restrictions: |
The recording is available for consultation without restriction, and short extracts (up to 200 words) can be published with an appropriate acknowledgement. Any publication of longer extracts or use of interviews for broadcast requires the prior written permission of Andrew Whitehead. |
| Language: |
English
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| Originals: |
MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 7, Side A + B
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| Copies: |
Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections. |
| Related material: |
Partial transcript and notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/01 |
| Publications: |
Research for broadcast of the BBC World Service radio series 'India: A People Partitioned' (1997)
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| Format: |
Archive
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