Interview with Gopal Mukherjee [sound recording]

Gopal Mukherjee interviewed about Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; criminal gangs; Mahatma Gandhi

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/15/08 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 25 April 1997
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mukherjee; Gopal (1913-2005); butcher and goonda, known as Gopal Patha
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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title Interview with Gopal Mukherjee [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 25 April 1997
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scb_extent 01:00:08
author Mukherjee; Gopal (1913-2005); butcher and goonda, known as Gopal Patha
author_facet Mukherjee; Gopal (1913-2005); butcher and goonda, known as Gopal Patha
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Mukherjee; Gopal (1913-2005); butcher and goonda, known as Gopal Patha
author_letter Mukherjee; Gopal (1913-2005); butcher and goonda, known as Gopal Patha
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
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scb_admin_history Gopal Mukherjee [Mukhopadhyay] was born in a Bengali Hindu family in Calcutta [Kolkata] in 1913, known as 'Patha' [Goat], so named after his family's meat shop. He was a butcher and also allegedly a 'goonda' [a thug in Calcutta underworld]. He was a supporter of Subhas Chandra Bose, and his family had links to the Indian revolutionary movement against British rule. He claimed to have links to Congress leader Bidhan Chandra Roy, second Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. Gopal Mukherjee was a key figure in the communal violence in Calcutta around Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings and its aftermath in 1946-1947. He was an organiser of a Hindu group during the unrest in the city. In 1947 he refused to surrender his weapons to Mahatma Gandhi. In the following years he was alleged to have been involved in organised crime and dacoity [banditry]. He later ran a charity, the National Relief Centre for Destitutes.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at office at National Relief Centre, Calcutta [Kolkata], India
description Gopal Mukherjee interviewed about Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; criminal gangs; Mahatma Gandhi
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 Bengali
English
language_search Bengali
English
scb_originals MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 74, Side B and OA3 Tape 75, Side A + 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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