Interview with Jamaluddin Naqvi [sound recording]

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 Un...

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Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/02/09 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 1 October 1995
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Naqvi; Jamaluddin (b c 1932); Pakistani communist
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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item_location Archive & Special Collections
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scb_order_with OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
callnumber OA3/01/02/09
callnumber_txt OA3/01/02/09
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title Interview with Jamaluddin Naqvi [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 1 October 1995
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 00:51:57
author Naqvi; Jamaluddin (b c 1932); Pakistani communist
author_facet Naqvi; Jamaluddin (b c 1932); Pakistani communist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Naqvi; Jamaluddin (b c 1932); Pakistani communist
author_letter Naqvi; Jamaluddin (b c 1932); Pakistani communist
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_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.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead in Karachi, Pakistan
description 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.
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access 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.
scb_copyright Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead
scb_use_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
language_search English
scb_originals MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 7, Side A + B
scb_copies Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
scb_related_material Partial transcript and notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/01
scb_publications Research for broadcast of the BBC World Service radio series 'India: A People Partitioned' (1997)
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
hierarchy_top_id_raw OA3
hierarchy_sequence OA3.0001.0002.0009

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