Interview with Shakeei Ahmed & Akhtar Jehan [sound recording]

Shakeei Ahmed interviewed about Muslim League; Urdu; UP Muslims. Akhtar Jehan interviewed about Urdu; UP Muslims.


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 27 March 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Shakeei Ahmed (b c 1925); trade unionist
Other authors: Akhtar Jehan (b c 1925); college principal, Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
callnumber OA3/01/11/03
callnumber_txt OA3/01/11/03
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title Interview with Shakeei Ahmed & Akhtar Jehan [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 27 March 1997
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 00:22:56
author Shakeei Ahmed (b c 1925); trade unionist
author_facet Shakeei Ahmed (b c 1925); trade unionist
Akhtar Jehan (b c 1925); college principal
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Shakeei Ahmed (b c 1925); trade unionist
author_letter Shakeei Ahmed (b c 1925); trade unionist
author2 Akhtar Jehan (b c 1925); college principal
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Akhtar Jehan (b c 1925); college principal
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_admin_history Shakeei Ahmed was born in around 1925. He was an activist with Quit India and was jailed during British rule. He was a member of the Congress Socialist Party and in later life advised trade unions on labour cases. He married Akhtar Jehan.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Shakeei Ahmed & Akhtar Jehan's home in Lucknow, India
description Shakeei Ahmed interviewed about Muslim League; Urdu; UP Muslims. Akhtar Jehan interviewed about Urdu; UP Muslims.
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 52, Side A
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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