| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Sisir Mitra interviewed about Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; Muslim League call for general strike; Communist Party of India and All India Trade Union Congress views on general strike; joint Muslim and Hindu tram workers' defence of Victoria College.
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| Main author: |
Mitra; Sisir (b c 1922); trade unionist and communist |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:27:52
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| Admin history: |
Sisir Mitra, a trade unionist with the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), associated with the Communist Party of India (CPI). He was involved in organising workers in the defence industry and tram service. |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at the All India Trade Union Congress headquarters. Calcutta [Kolkata], India |
| 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 73, Side A
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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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