| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Vishwanath Mathur interviewed about political activism with Communist Party of India and imprisonment in Cellular Jail, Port Blair, Andaman Islands.
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| Main author: |
Mathur; Vishwanath (c 1913-2004); communist |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:53:17
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| Note: |
No transcript
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| Admin history: |
Vishwanath Mathur was born in around 1913 in Bihar, India. He was active in revolutionary groups in the 1930s and imprisoned Cellular Jail, Port Blair, Andaman Islands. In jail he became a Communist and was a founder member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) in Bihar in 1939. Mathur was active in Freedom Fighters' organisations. He spent 18 years in the United Kingdom working for the Communist Party of Great Britain. Mathur was President of the All-India Freedom Fighters Organisation and remained a member of the CPI. He died in June 2004. |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead, Delhi, India |
| 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 |
| Format: |
Archive
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