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- Permanent Link:
- https://digital.soas.ac.uk/OA30000056/00002
Notes
- Abstract:
- Harkishan Singh Surjeet interviewed about Punjab; Lahore; Partition violence; Communist Party of India (CPI) support for Muslim League; refugees in Pakistan; CPI role defending minorities. ( en )
- General Note:
- Biographical history: Harkishan Singh Surjeet was born in 1916 in Ropawal, Punjab. In 1930 he joined the Naujawan Bharat Sabha [Youth Society of India] movement and was imprisoned by colonial authorities in 1932. Surjeet joined the Communist Party of India (CPI) in 1936 and was a founder and leader of the Kisan Sabha [Peasants Union] in Punjab. During the Second World War, he was imprisoned by the British authorities. During Independence and Partition Surjeet was full-time Secretary of the CPI in Punjab. He was elected to the Central Committee and Political Bureau of the CPI in 1954. Following the split of the CPI in 1964, Surjeet joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He became General Secretary of the CPI (M) in 1992, a post he held until his retirement in 2005. He died on 1st August 2008.
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- Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Harkishan Singh Surjeet's home in Delhi, India
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- Conditions governing reproduction: The recording is available for consultation without restriction, and short extracts (up to 50 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.
- General Note:
- Duration: Duration: 00:21:26
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- Recording no.: 56
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- Date of Interview: 13 March 1997
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- Audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 41, Side B
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- Related material: Partial transcript and notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/01
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- Publication note: Research for broadcast of the BBC World Service radio series 'India: A People Partitioned' (1997)
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- Order with this reference: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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- VIAF (name authority) : Whitehead, Andrew (Journalist) : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/303972108
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- VIAF (name authority) : Surjeet, Harkishan Singh, 1916-2008 : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/114753811
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Holding Location:
- Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- All applicable rights reserved by the source institution and holding location.
- Resource Identifier:
- OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4 ( Order with reference )
OA3/01/09/03 ( CALM Reference number )
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