Interview with Badruddin Umar [sound recording]
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Title:
Interview with Badruddin Umar [sound recording]
Series Title:
India: A People Partitioned Oral Archive
Alternate Title:
Interview with Badaruddīna Umara [sound recording]
Creator:
Umar; Badruddin (b 1931); Bangladeshi Marxist
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian ( contributor )
Umara, Badaruddīna, 1931- ( contributor )
Whitehead, Andrew (Journalist) ( contributor )
Copyright Date:
© 2018 Andrew Whitehead and the interviewee(s). All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
Language:
English
Measurements:
00:22:00

Notes

Abstract:
Badruddin Umar interviewed about communalism; Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings. ( en )
General Note:
Biographical history: Badruddin Umar was born in West Bengal on 20 December 1931. His father was the Abul Hashim, the leftist General Secretary of the Muslim League in Bengal province in 1947. Umar obtained an MA in Philosophy from Dhaka University and degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from the University of Oxford. He taught at Dhaka University and political science and sociology at Rajshahi University. Umar joined at East Pakistan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) in 1969 and edited the party's journal 'Saptahik Ganashakti' until 1971. Umar later became President of the Bangladesh Krishak Federation [Bangladesh Peasant Federation] and Bangladesh Lekhak Shibir, a progressive literary-cultural organisation.
General Note:
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Badruddin Umar's flat, 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.
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Duration: Duration: 00:22:00
General Note:
Recording no.: 120
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Date of Interview: 22 April 1997
General Note:
Audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 70, Side A + 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) : Umara, Badaruddīna, 1931- : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/59365353

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 )
OA3/01/14/16 ( CALM Reference number )