Interview with Shaukat Osman [sound recording]
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Title:
Interview with Shaukat Osman [sound recording]
Series Title:
India: A People Partitioned Oral Archive
Alternate Title:
Interview with Śaokata Osamāna [sound recording]
Creator:
Osman; Shaukat (1917-1998); Bangladeshi novelist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian ( contributor )
Osamāna, Śaokata, ‏ 1917-1998‏ ( contributor )
ওসমান, শওকত, ‏ 1917-1998‏ ( contributor )
Whitehead, Andrew (Journalist) ( contributor )
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Copyright Date:
© 2018 Andrew Whitehead and the interviewee(s). All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
Language:
English
Measurements:
00:12:55

Notes

Abstract:
Shaukat Osman interviewed about Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; the legacy of Partition. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical history: Śaokata Osamāna (also transliterated as Shaukat Osman) was born in Sabalsinghapur, Hughli, West Bengal in 1917. He was educated at Aliah University; St. Xavier's College, Calcutta and the University of Calcutta (1941). He migrated to East Pakistan following Partition. He taught at Dhaka College and Chittagong Commerce College. He was the author of a number of well-acclaimed novels, including, 'Jaani' [Mother] and 'Kritadaser Hasi' [Laugh of a Slave].
General Note:
Interview by Andrew Whitehead, Dhaka, Bangladesh
General Note:
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: 00:12:55
General Note:
Recording no.: 118
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Date of Interview: 21 April 1997
General Note:
Audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 69, 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
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Osamāna, Śaokata,‏ ‎‡d 1917-1998‏ : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/6346432

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 )
OA3/01/14/14 ( CALM Reference number )