Interview with S. K. Bhattacharjee [sound recording]

S. K. Bhattacharjee interviewed about Calcutta; police; criminal gangs


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 23 April 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Bhattacharjee; S K (fl 1939-1997); Indian police officer
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
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title Interview with S. K. Bhattacharjee [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 23 April 1997
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 00:34:02
author Bhattacharjee; S K (fl 1939-1997); Indian police officer
author_facet Bhattacharjee; S K (fl 1939-1997); Indian police officer
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Bhattacharjee; S K (fl 1939-1997); Indian police officer
author_letter Bhattacharjee; S K (fl 1939-1997); Indian police officer
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_admin_history S. K. Bhattacharjee, a police officer with the Calcutta Police from circa 1939. He was involved in processing surrendered Indian National Army units in Burma following World War Two. In 1946 he was a sub-inspector based in Lal Bazaar, the Calcutta Police headquarters. Bhattacharjee retired as an Assistant Commissioner.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at flat of S. K. Bhattacharjee, Calcutta [Kolkata], India
description S. K. Bhattacharjee interviewed about Calcutta; police; criminal gangs
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 72, 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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