Interview with Vishwanath Mathur [sound recording]

Vishwanath Mathur interviewed about political activism with Communist Party of India and imprisonment in Cellular Jail, Port Blair, Andaman Islands.

Archive & Special Collections OA3/01/18/05 Open

Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 10 September 1998
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Mathur; Vishwanath (c 1913-2004); 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 Vishwanath Mathur [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 10 September 1998
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scb_extent 00:53:17
author Mathur; Vishwanath (c 1913-2004); communist
author_facet Mathur; Vishwanath (c 1913-2004); communist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Mathur; Vishwanath (c 1913-2004); communist
author_letter Mathur; Vishwanath (c 1913-2004); 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 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.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead, Delhi, India
description Vishwanath Mathur interviewed about political activism with Communist Party of India and imprisonment in Cellular Jail, Port Blair, Andaman Islands.
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
note No transcript
scb_url https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all
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