Interview Sisir Mitra [sound recording]

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.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/15/03 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: April 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mitra; Sisir (b c 1922); trade unionist and communist
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 Sisir Mitra [sound recording]
scb_date_creation April 1997
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 00:27:52
author Mitra; Sisir (b c 1922); trade unionist and communist
author_facet Mitra; Sisir (b c 1922); trade unionist and communist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Mitra; Sisir (b c 1922); trade unionist and communist
author_letter Mitra; Sisir (b c 1922); trade unionist and communist
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
format Archive
scb_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.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at the All India Trade Union Congress headquarters. Calcutta [Kolkata], India
description 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.
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 73, 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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