Archives of Indian Labour: Recent submissions

  • Interview of Parduman Singh 
    Unknown author
    Interview of Parduman Singh. Born in 1924, he began his political activities as a student, collecting relief for the victims of the Bengal famines. Started Sarvodaya work near Amritsar. After Partition, came to Delhi and ...
  • Interview of Parvati Krishnan 
    Unknown author
    Interview of Parvati Krishnan, veteran trade unionist. Born in an upper caste progressive and nationalist family, she went on to organise textile, plantation and other workers. As an AITUC leader, she was the first to raise ...
  • Interview of Phani Bora 
    Unknown author (2001-06-05)
    Profile of Phani Bora, prominent CPI leader and trade union leader from Assam. Born in Nagaon, Assam, he was active as an sportsperson since school days and got associated with AISF since then. Organised the first strike ...
  • Interview of Prabhakar Chaudhary 
    Unknown author (2004-09-18)
    Interview and profile of Prabhakar Choudhury, AITUC Leader, Andhra Pradesh. Born in 1922, he was influenced by PC Joshi, and began working on adult education. He also ran night schools at temples to support party activities. ...
  • Interview of Prabhakar Kunte 
    Unknown author (2004-07-27)
    Interview and profile of Prabhakar Kunte, freedom fighter and union activist of INTUC. Initially a communist, who later left the Party in 1942, as CPI opposed the Quit India movement. Got associated with AITUC and then ...
  • Maharashtra [1958-1959] 
    Unknown author (1958)
    Various letters and documents on the struggles of Trade Unions in the state of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Documents related to victimisation of workers in Cooper Engineering; demand of several unions for recognition by ...
  • Maharashtra 
    Unknown author (1962)
    Various letters and docs on TU activities in Maharashtra.Letters to Minister of Labour (Maharashtra) on the 4th meeting of State Implementation and Evaluation Committee. Letter seeking representation of TU members on State ...
  • Maharashtra [1965-1966] 
    Unknown author (1965)
    Various letters and docs pertaining to TU activities in Maharashtra. Includes letters and newspaper clippings on Bandh action, lockout imposed by the management of Kandivli metal works; Memorandum on Badali System in Cotton ...
  • Interview of Prabhakar Sanzgiri 
    Jha, Krishna; Rajimwale, Anil (2003-06-27)
    Interview of Prabhakar Sanzgiri, leader, CITU, Maharashtra. Born and educated in Gujarat, he was a leader in the Girni Kamgar Union. He worked in the Prabhadevi area, beginning as a area organiser, for four mills, with a ...
  • Interview of Promod Gogoi 
    Unknown author (2001-06-07)
    Profile of prominent trade union leader, member of parliament and CPI leader from Assam, Promod Gogoi. Born in 1930, he joined CPI in 1947. Initially he organised printing workers and private bus drivers. In 1969, he ...
  • Interview of Purushottam Das Gandhi 
    Unknown author
    Interview of Purushottam Das Gandhi. Born in 1928, he was from Jamnagar, Saurashtra. Participated in the Quit India movement. For studies, went to Bombay and there joined a mill as a clerk and oranised the textile clerks ...
  • Interview of Purushottam Narayan Samant 
    Jha, Krishna (2003-06-23)
    Interview of Purushottam Narayan Samant, also known as Dada Samant, the elder brother of Datta Samant. Born in Deobagh, in a family of farmers. After college, joined western railways and joined the Employees Union there. ...
  • Interview of R. Chakrapani 
    Jha, Krishna; Rajimwale, Anil (2005-03-18)
    Interview and profile of R. Chakrapani, worker and pioneer of handloom workers movement in Tamilnadu. He established the Handloom Workers Union in Trichy in 1946. He was impressed by a speech of P.C. Joshi and then decided ...
  • Interview of R. Govindrao 
    Unknown author (2004-09-21)
    Interview and profile of R. Govindrao, TU activist in Andhra Pradesh Pulp and Paper Mills. Got associated with AISF from school days. Joined the paper mill in 1974 and joined the union the same year. He went on to become ...
  • Interview of R. Kuchelan 
    Jha, Krishna; Rajimwale, Anil (2005-03-11)
    Interview and profile of R. Kuchelan, laywer, trade union leader and fellow traveller of AITUC, Tamilnadu. A post graduate, who first joined CPI, then CPM and then the naxalites. Disillusioned he left and started working ...
  • Interview of R.A. Mittal 
    Rajimwale, Anil; Poulose, Bobby (2002-09-25)
    Interview of R.A. Mittal, veteran trade unionist. He was instrumental in the formation of the All India Train Examiners Association in Bareilley. In the 1968 strike, he led in stopping the trains, and lost his job, and got ...
  • Interview of R.D. Tripathi 
    Poulose, Bobby (2003-06-15)
    Interview of R.D. Tripathi, veteran trade unionist. Formed a separate and independent union in BHEL in 1961, after joining the company. Also got involved in the all India govt employees strike of 1962. In 1969, he organised ...
  • Interview of R.D.C.P. Rao 
    Poulose, Bobby (2003-06-18)
    Interview of R.D.C.P. Rao. Union leader, Andhra Pradesh. Instrumental in organising an agitation of people for a steel plant in Andhra Pradesh in 1970s. Joined the National Mineral Development Corporation as a Press Card ...
  • Interview of R.G. Karnik 
    Rajimwale, Anil (2003-06-25)
    Interview of R.G. Karnik, Chairman, All India Government Employees Federation. Led struggles of the govt employees on issues such as DA, which was earlier organised in a British pattern, till the 1960s. Organised unique ...
  • Interview of Raj Bahadur Gaur 
    Unknown author
    Interview of Dr. Raj Bahadur Gaur, veteran freedom fighter and union leader from Andhra Pradesh. Born in 1913, he joined the CPI in 1939. He got in touch with the striking railway workers in Hyderabad in 1940, and it was ...