Interview with Anima Dasgupta [sound recording]

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.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/18/01 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 24 June 1992
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Dasgupta; Anima (b c 1922); Indian communist
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 Anima Dasgupta [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 24 June 1992
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scb_extent 00:17:41
author Dasgupta; Anima (b c 1922); Indian communist
author_facet Dasgupta; Anima (b c 1922); Indian communist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Dasgupta; Anima (b c 1922); Indian communist
author_letter Dasgupta; Anima (b c 1922); Indian communist
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 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).
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at the home of Anima Dasgupta's friend, Ralph Rusell, London, United Kingdom
description 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.
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access 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.
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_copies Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
scb_related_material Summary notes on interview compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03
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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