Interview with M. A. Chowdhury [sound recording

M. A. Chowdhury interviewed about Mahatma Gandhi in Noakhali.


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 20 April 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Chowdhury; Mohammed Ali (b c 1924); of Noakhali
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: M. A. Chowdhury interviewed about Mahatma Gandhi in Noakhali.
Main author: Chowdhury; Mohammed Ali (b c 1924); of Noakhali
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
Extent: 00:10:47
Admin history: Mohammed Ali Chowdhury, a Bengali Muslim, was working in Assam in the railway industry in 1947. He returned to Noakhali district of Bengal at the time riots began. He was latterly associated with Gandhi Ashram Trust.
Custodial history: Interview by Andrew Whitehead in Joyag, Noakhali District, Bangladesh
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
Originals: MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 67, 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