| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Anima Dasgupta speaking about memories of Communist activism in Bihar and Calcutta during the Ranadive period of the 1940s. Telling anecdotes about Communist Party of India militancy at the time of the Telangana uprising of the 1940s, and a brief rendition of a Communist song of that period.
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| Main author: |
Dasgupta; Anima (b c 1922); Indian communist |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:17:41
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| Admin history: |
Anima Dasgupta was a born in circa 1922. She joined the Communist Party of India in 1946 and was a party activist in Bihar and Calcutta [Kolkata] during the militant 'Ranadive' period of the 1940s. Following the split in the CPI in 1964, Dasgupta joined the Community Party of India (Marxist). She worked at the Telephone Bhavan in Calcutta and was active in the trade union movement. Her brother was Promode Dasgupta (1910-1993), Politbureau member and Secretary of the West Bengal State Committee of CPI (M). |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at the home of Anima Dasgupta's friend, Ralph Rusell, London, United Kingdom |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Access conditions: |
MP3 audio file can be accessed on CD-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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| Copies: |
Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections. |
| Related material: |
Summary notes on interview compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03 |
| 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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