| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Jolly Mohan Kaul interviewed about Communist Party of India (CPI) policy towards Direct Action Day general strike; Port Trust Employees Association; Calcutta trade union movement; Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; CPI policy towards Pakistan.
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| Main author: |
Kaul; Jolly Mohan (b c 1922); trade unionist and communist |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:19:27
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| Admin history: |
Jolly Mohan Kaul was a trade unionist active in the Kidapur port area of Caluctta [Kolkata] in 1946. He was secretary of the Port Trust Employees Association, one of the largest trade unions in Calcutta. He was member of the district committee of the Communist Party of India (CPI). He participated in a CPI-led trade union march to the Maidan on Direct Action Day. He spent the evening h |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Jolly Kaul's flat, 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 76, Side B
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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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