Interview with Gopal Mukherjee [sound recording]
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Title:
Interview with Gopal Mukherjee [sound recording]
Series Title:
India: A People Partitioned Oral Archive
Creator:
Mukherjee; Gopal (1913-2005); butcher and goonda, known as Gopal Patha
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian ( contributor )
Gopal Patha, 1913-2005 ( contributor )
Mukherjee, Gopal Chandra, 1913-2005 ( contributor )
Mukhopadhyay, Gopal Chandra, 1913-2005 ( contributor )
মুখোপাধ্যায়, গোপালচন্দ্র; 1913-2005 ( contributor )
Whitehead, Andrew (Journalist) ( contributor )
Copyright Date:
© 2018 Andrew Whitehead and the interviewee(s). All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
Language:
Bengali
English
Measurements:
01:00:08

Notes

Abstract:
Gopal Mukherjee interviewed about Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings; criminal gangs; Mahatma Gandhi ( en )
General Note:
Biographical history: Gopal Mukherjee [Mukhopadhyay] was born in a Bengali Hindu family in Calcutta [Kolkata] in 1913, known as 'Gopal Patha' [Goat], so named after his family's meat shop. He was a butcher and also allegedly a 'goonda' [a thug in Calcutta underworld]. He was a supporter of Subhas Chandra Bose, and his family had links to the Indian revolutionary movement against British rule. He claimed to have links to Congress leader Bidhan Chandra Roy, second Chief Minister of West Bengal, India. Gopal Mukherjee was a key figure in the communal violence in Calcutta around Direct Action Day/Great Calcutta Killings and its aftermath in 1946-1947. He was an organiser of a Hindu group during the unrest in the city. In 1947 he refused to surrender his weapons to Mahatma Gandhi. In the following years he was alleged to have been involved in organised crime and dacoity [banditry]. He later ran a charity, the National Relief Centre for Destitutes.
General Note:
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at office at National Relief Centre, Calcutta [Kolkata], India
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: 01:00:08
General Note:
Recording no.: 132
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Date of Interview: 25 April 1997
General Note:
Audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 74, Side B and OA3 Tape 75, Side A + B
General Note:
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)
General Note:
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

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 )
OA3/01/15/08 ( CALM Reference number )