| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Badruddin Umar interviewed about communalism; Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings.
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| Main author: |
Umar; Badruddin (b 1931); Bangladeshi Marxist |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:22:00
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| Admin history: |
Badruddin Umar was born in West Bengal on 20 December 1931. His father was the Abul Hashim, the leftist General Secretary of the Muslim League in Bengal province in 1947. Umar obtained an MA in Philosophy from Dhaka University and degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from the University of Oxford. He taught at Dhaka University and political science and sociology at Rajshahi University.
Umar joined at East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) in 1969 and edited the party's journal 'Saptahik Ganashakti' until 1971. Umar later became President of the Bangladesh Krishak Federation [Bangladesh Peasant Federation] and Bangladesh Lekhak Shibir, a progressive literary-cultural organisation. |
Badruddin Umar was born in West Bengal on 20 December 1931. His father was the Abul Hashim, the leftist General Secretary of the Muslim League in Bengal province in 1947. Umar obtained an MA in Philosophy from Dhaka University and degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from the University of Oxford. He taught at Dhaka University and political science and sociology at Rajshahi University.
Umar joined at East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) in 1969 and edited the party's journal 'Saptahik Ganashakti' until ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Badruddin Umar's flat, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Access status: |
Open
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| 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.
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| 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: |
English
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| Originals: |
MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 70, Side A + B
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| 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)
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| Format: |
Archive
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