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Title
PARTITION: Tape 68
Writer
255MODEM
Mod Date & Time
255MODEM Apr 22 02:16
TAFE 68
Sice A
Back in Dhaka
Kalim SHARAFI - a left-leaning cultural activist, from Calcutta,
involved in IPTA and a fine singer; jailed in Quit India movement,
in jail became a Communist; left CPI in 1948; came to Dhaka in
1950; student of medicine in 46; in London, to escape possible
harrassment, 1971-2; now sympathetic to ruling Awami League;
polished, articulate, friendly, smartly-dressed in a casual
manner; - Dhaka, 21/4/96
168 - [CPI] 'they were supporting the Pak movement also ...
. —J — J. ^“3 V14V. J. lUWVdLLCJUL QLXOW • • •
that many people didn't like even in the CPI ... when
the killing started, the riots started, they were
flabbergasted ... we were aske to go to every area with
or show, songs, on M-H unity, and we used to do it at
the risk of my life; if I q^ed to go to H areas, I used
to change my name co®- you cmuldn't go there with a M
name in H areas .. . RaiyaiT h^tra or something like that,
I cdn't say that my namfer" was Kalim Sharafi cos imm they
wd identify me as a M and that was very risky |
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