Interview with Kalim Sharifi [sound recording]

Kalim Sharifi interviewed about Communist Party of India (CPI) policy towards Muslim League; involvement with Indian People's Theatre Association; attempts to promote unity through the arts; Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; views on Partition; includes short rendition of anti-British song...

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Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/14/11 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: ? 21 April 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Sharifi; Kalim (fl 1947-1997); Bengali cultural activist
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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scb_order_with OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
callnumber OA3/01/14/11
callnumber_txt OA3/01/14/11
callnumber-sort OA3/01/14/11
prefix_number 11
title Interview with Kalim Sharifi [sound recording]
scb_date_creation ? 21 April 1997
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 00:30:55
author Sharifi; Kalim (fl 1947-1997); Bengali cultural activist
author_facet Sharifi; Kalim (fl 1947-1997); Bengali cultural activist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Sharifi; Kalim (fl 1947-1997); Bengali cultural activist
author_letter Sharifi; Kalim (fl 1947-1997); Bengali cultural activist
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_admin_history Kalim Sharifi was originally from Calcutta [Kolkatta]. He was jailed for his activism in the Quit India movement and in jail joined the Communist Party of India (CPI). He was an activist in the left-wing Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) in Caluctta. Sharifi was student of medicine in 1946. He left the CPI in 1948 and moved to Dhaka in 1950. He stayed in London between 1971 and 1972 to escape harassment. Sharifi later became a supporter of Awami League.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead, Dhaka, Bangladesh
description Kalim Sharifi interviewed about Communist Party of India (CPI) policy towards Muslim League; involvement with Indian People's Theatre Association; attempts to promote unity through the arts; Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; views on Partition; includes short rendition of anti-British song and rendition of national unity song (with translation).
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
Bengali
language_search English
Bengali
scb_originals MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 68, 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)
note Date on transcript is listed as April 1996. However, other Dhaka interviews are listed as April 1997.
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
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hierarchy_sequence OA3.0001.0014.0011

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