Recordings at Gopalpur, Bangladesh (1) [sound recording]

Recordings and short interviews conducted in Gopalpur, Bangladesh. Include interview with Haradum Majumdar, a Hindu and witness to Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings. Subjects: Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; Noakhali riots.


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 20 April 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Majumdar; Haradum (fl 1946-1997); of Gopalpur
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Summary: Recordings and short interviews conducted in Gopalpur, Bangladesh. Include interview with Haradum Majumdar, a Hindu and witness to Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings. Subjects: Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; Noakhali riots.
Main author: Majumdar; Haradum (fl 1946-1997); of Gopalpur
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
Extent: 00:16:46
Custodial history: Recordings conducted by Andrew Whitehead
Access status: Open
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.
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: Bengali
English
Originals: MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 66, Side B
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)
Format: Archive