Interview with Harkishan Singh Surjeet [sound recording]

Harkishan Singh Surjeet interviewed about Punjab; Lahore; Partition violence; Communist Party of India (CPI) support for Muslim League; refugees in Pakistan; CPI role defending minorities.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/09/03 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 13 March 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Surjeet; Harkishan Singh (1916-2008); Indian communist
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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title Interview with Harkishan Singh Surjeet [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 13 March 1997
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scb_extent 00:21:26
author Surjeet; Harkishan Singh (1916-2008); Indian communist
author_facet Surjeet; Harkishan Singh (1916-2008); Indian communist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Surjeet; Harkishan Singh (1916-2008); Indian communist
author_letter Surjeet; Harkishan Singh (1916-2008); Indian communist
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_admin_history Harkishan Singh Surjeet was born in 1916 in Ropawal, Punjab. In 1930 he joined the Naujawan Bharat Sabha [Youth Society of India] movement and was imprisoned by colonial authorities in 1932. Surjeet joined the Communist Party of India (CPI) in 1936 and was a founder and leader of the Kisan Sabha [Peasants Union] in Punjab. During the Second World War, he was imprisoned by the British authorities. During Independence and Partition Surjeet was full-time Secretary of the CPI in Punjab. He was elected to the Central Committee and Political Bureau of the CPI in 1954. Following the split of the CPI in 1964, Surjeet joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He became General Secretary of the CPI (M) in 1992, a post he held until his retirement in 2005. He died on 1st August 2008.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Harkishan Singh Surjeet's home in Delhi, India
description Harkishan Singh Surjeet interviewed about Punjab; Lahore; Partition violence; Communist Party of India (CPI) support for Muslim League; refugees in Pakistan; CPI role defending minorities.
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 41, Side 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
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