Salahuddin Ahmed & Hamida Khan interviewed about Calcutta; Noakhali; Mahatma Gandhi; Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Interview with Salahuddin Ahmed & Hamida Khan [sound recording]
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- Dates of Creation21 April 1997
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- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description00:47:45
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Administrative / Biographical History
Dr A. F. Salahuddin Ahmed was born into an educated Bengali Muslim family in Faridpur, Bengal in 1922. He was educated at Ripon College [Surendranath College] and Presidency College [Presidency University]. He gained an MA in History from both Calcutta University and School of Oriental and African Studies(SOAS), University of Pennsylvania. Ahmed was awarded a PhD from the University of London in 1961. He taught at Jagannath College, Dhaka. Ahmed was Lecturer, Reader, and then Professor of History at Rajshahi University. He was also Professor of History at Jahangir Nagar University and Dhaka University.
Ahmed was an follower of M. N. Roy's Radical Democratic Party during the 1940s and worked for the Indian Red Cross in Calcutta [Kolkatta] and Noakhali during Partition. He married Hamida Khanna
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MP3 audio file can be accessed on DVD-R in Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Users must bring their own headphones and computer to consult material.
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The recording is available for consultation without restriction, and short extracts (up to 200 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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Custodial History
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at Salahuddin Ahmed & Hamida Khan's home, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Location of Originals
MP3 audio datafile digitised from original recording on cassette tape. Original: OA3 Tape 69, Side A + B and OA3 Tape 69, Side B