Interview with J. N. Bannerjee [sound recording]

Jitendra Nath Bannerjee interviewed about Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; Calcutta police; criminal gangs and 'goondas' (thugs).


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 24 April 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Bannerjee; Jitendra Nath (b c 1920); 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_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
callnumber OA3/01/15/05
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title Interview with J. N. Bannerjee [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 24 April 1997
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 00:22:49
author Bannerjee; Jitendra Nath (b c 1920); Indian police officer
author_facet Bannerjee; Jitendra Nath (b c 1920); Indian police officer
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Bannerjee; Jitendra Nath (b c 1920); Indian police officer
author_letter Bannerjee; Jitendra Nath (b c 1920); 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 Jitendra Nath Bannerjee was a police officer in Calcutta. In 1946 he was a sub-inspector in the city. He retired as an Assistant Commissioner.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Banerjee's home, Calcutta [Kolkata], India
description Jitendra Nath Bannerjee interviewed about Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; Calcutta police; criminal gangs and 'goondas' (thugs).
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 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)
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
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