ORAL HISTORY OF LABOUR MOVEMENT IN INDIA: Recent submissions

  • Interview of D.K. Sarma 
    Unknown author (2004-09-09)
    Interview and profile of Ms. D.K. Sarma, Union Leader, HMS; General Secretary, Port Employees Union, Vishakhapatanam. Born in a family of gold smiths. Joined Vijag port in 1966, after completing graduation and law. He ...
  • Interview of D.V. Krishnamraju 
    Unknown author (2004-09-21)
    Interview and profile of D.V. Krishnamraju, General Secretary, ONGC Union, INTUC. Born in a farmers family, he got a post graduation degree in Commerce from the Nagpur University. Joined ONGC as an assistant accountant and ...
  • Interview of Darshan Singh 
    Unknown author (2001-07-05)
    Profie of Darshan Singh, communist activist and trade union leader from Punjab. Born in Lahore in 1930, his family migrated to India after Partition. Initially worked in a engineering factory, and later joined the Bhakra ...
  • Interview of Deoram Bhosle 
    Unknown author (2003-06-20)
    Interview of Deoram Bhosle, leader, Bharatiya Kamgar Sena, affiliated to Shiv Sena. Born in 1948, he joined Mahindra and Mahindra after finishing studies as a trainee. Currently, president of the M&M Employees Union. He ...
  • Interview of Dyuti Krishna Panda 
    Rajimwale, Anil (2003-01-21)
    Interview of Dyuti Krishna Panda, President, AITUC, Orissa. Born in a rich peasant family in 1923, he began politics from the student and cultural front. Participated in the anti-Union Jack movement of 1945. Began organising ...
  • Interview of G. Krishnamurthy 
    Unknown author (2004-09-24)
    Interview and profile of G. Krishnamurthy, President, Vijayawada Bank Employees Association. Studied till high school and then joined the General Radio and Appliances in 1955. Later in 1958, joined SBI. He has also been ...
  • Interview of G. Sanjeev Reddy 
    Unknown author (2004-07-19)
    Interview and profile of G. Sanjeev Reddy. President, INTUC. Elected multiple times to the Assembly of Andhra Pradesh. He was also the Labour Minister during the ministry of Brahmanand Reddy, from 1965-70. During his youth, ...
  • Interview of G.L. Khare 
    Unknown author
    Interview of G.L. Khare, veteran trade union leader from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. Organised electricity, horticulture, safar karamcharis, railways and many other workers. Began work as a railway worker in Jhansi. Then he ...
  • Interview of G.V. Chitnis 
    Unknown author
    Profile of G.V. Chitnis, veteran leader of CPI and AITUC. Born in 1927 in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Passed B. Com from Bombay in 1947. Dange put him in the AITUC office in Bombay, where he worked as a Secretary. Started ...
  • Interview of Gandhi 
    Unknown author (2004-09-12)
    Interview and profile of Ch Gandhi, Railwayman and leader of HMS, participant of the 1974 strike. He studied till class XII and got a diploma in pharmacy. Joined railways as a pharmacist in 1968. Initially he was with ...
  • Interview of George John 
    Rajimwale, Anil (2003-06-26)
    Interview and profile of George John, veteran trade union leader in the Railways. Born in 1922, he shifted to Bombay in 1944 and joined the ordnance factory. Two years later, he joined the railways. Participated in the ...
  • Interview of Gopal Rao 
    Unknown author
    Interview of Gopal Rao, veteran freedom fighter and trade union leader in the textile sector. Born in 1925, he participated in the student movements in Nizam's state. Also took part in the 1942 movement. As a lawyer, began ...
  • Interview of Gurucharan Patnaik 
    Jha, Krishna (2003-01-27)
    Interview of Gurucharan Patnaik, leader, AITUC, Orissa. Born in 1917, he joined Congress in 1930. Imprisoned repeatedly, because of participation in the national movement. Joined communist party later. Organised and ...
  • Interview of Gyanendra Nagoji Yelkar 
    Unknown author (2004-06-29)
    Interview and profile of Gyanendra Nagoji Yelkar. Born in a poor family, had to begin work from the age of seven. Later, joined Sitaram Mills at half wage as he was too young. Worked in the factory for 30 years. Assisted ...
  • Interview of H. Mahadevan 
    Poulose, Bobby (2002-03-12)
    Interview of H Mahadevan, Deputy General Secretary, AITUC, HAL and others. Born in 1941 in an orthodox family in Tamil Nadu. Joined Air Force, after completion of education. Joined the Air Force Flying College in Jodhpur, ...
  • Interview of H. Prasad Rao 
    Unknown author
    Interview of H. Prasad Rao. Veteran freedom fighter, he was initially with the Congress. Participated in the civil disobedience movement. Went to Benaras in 1935, where he worked with the kisans and became a communist. ...
  • Interview of Harbans Singh 
    Unknown author
    Interview of Harbans Singh, veteran trade union leader of 'red Kanpur'. Born in Punjab, participated in the Quit India Movement and participated in the armed struggle during the 1948-49 period. After 1951, organised textile ...
  • Interview of Hasmukhbhai Dave 
    Rajimwale, Anil; Poulose, Bobby (2002-10-25)
    Interview of Hasmukhbhai Dave, General Secretary of Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh. Originally from Gujarat, he has been a life long member of RSS. A Lawyer by education, he joined BMS on the direction of RSS.
  • Interview of Homi Daji 
    Jha, Krishna (2003-05-24)
    Interview of Homi Daji, veteran CPI and AITUC leader. Participated in the freedom movement, and came into contact with communist politics through student movement. Organised people in support of the INA prisoners in the ...
  • Interview of I. Mayandi Bharati 
    Jha, Krishna; Rajimwale, Anil (2005-03-16)
    Interview and profile of Mayandi Bharti, freedom fighter and union leader associated with INTUC and AITUC, Tamilnadu. Bharti was from a rich family who owned large estates and a cinema hall in Madurai. He participated in ...

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