Archives of Indian Labour: Recent submissions

  • Interview of Shanti Patel 
    Jha, Krishna (2003-06-23)
    Interview of Shanti Patel, veteran Janata Party Leader and Trade Union leader of the Dock Workers Association. In 1948, when the first Pay Commission was announced, Patel was instrumental in seeking amendments, according ...
  • Interview of Shiv Gopal Mishra 
    Rajimwale, Anil; Poulose, Bobby (2002-10-11)
    Interview of Shiv Gopal Mishra, Secretary, Northen Railway Mazdoor Union and leader of HMS. Born in 1950, he joined railways in 1974, just before the historic strike, as an electrical chargeman. As his job was temporary, ...
  • Kerala 
    Unknown author (1966)
    Correspondence: Letter from Atchuthan to Balachandra Menon regarding TA Bill and the dispute in Cochin Docks (6 Jan.1966); Letter from A. George to Satish Loomba (AITUC) regarding the decision to hold 3 days Kerala state-level ...
  • Interview of Shivaji Patnaik  
    Jha, Krishna (2003-01-27)
    Interview of Shivaji Patnaik, leader, CITU, at Railways in Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. Born in 1921, he was recruited as a volunteer in the 1945-46 Praja Mandal movement, when still a student. Also involved in the movement of ...
  • Interview of Sitaram Ramchandra Jagtap 
    Unknown author (2004-07-28)
    Interview and profile of Sitaram Ramchandra Jagtap, leader, Girni Kamgar Union.. Born in an agriculturalist family. Came to Bombay in 1937 in search of jobs. Began working at Saksaria Textile Mills, at the wage of Rs 20 ...
  • Interview of Sowdavaram Sankarayya 
    Unknown author (2004-09-26)
    Interview and profile of S Sankarayya. Trained in ITI and also as a medical practitioner. Worked with factory workers as medical practitioner and helped mine workers. He led many struggles for wage hike, bonus etc for the ...
  • Interview of Sreecharan Baral 
    Jha, Krishna (2003-01-30)
    Interview of Sreecharan Baral. Lawyer by training, he is an independent trade unionist based in Orissa. Associated with the CPI once. Didn't join any party after the split of CPI in 1964.
  • Interview of Sri K. Ramulu 
    Unknown author (2004-09-29)
    Interview and profile of K. Ramulu, INTUC. His father was a textile worker and he too joined the sector at the age of 12. He was also a meber of the Congress Seva Dal during the freedom struggle. In 1941, in the textile ...
  • Interview of Stanley Chaudhry 
    Unknown author (2004-09-21)
    Interview and profile of Stanley Chaudhry, President, Andhra Pradesh Pulp and Paper Mills Workers Union. Started working with AISF early in life and organised youth against unemployment. He was instrumental in introducing ...
  • Interview of Suresh Dhopeshwarkar 
    Rajimwale, Anil (2003-06-19)
    Interview of Suresh Dhopeshwarkar, President, All India Bank Employees Association. Belongs to a middle class family of clerks and joined politics at the time of Goa's liberation struggle, for which he helped collect funds. ...
  • Kerala - Trade Union-Party (File No. 17) [1948-1949] 
    Unknown author (1948)
    Internal Documents of the Communist Party of India pertaining to Kerala - Correspondence, Resolutions, Political assessments, reports, articles, organizational matters, Trade Union politics, ideological issues.
  • Kerala - Party/T.U (File No. 17) [1948-1949] 
    Unknown author (1948)
    Communist Party of India Internal Documents and Correspondence on Kerala activities and Political situation, Malabar, Party Congress.
  • Interview of T. Gunnarao 
    Unknown author (2004-09-15)
    Interview and profile of T Gunnarao, former General Secretary, Chitti Valsa Jute Mill Labour Union. Got a post graduation degee and participated in the freedom struggle and the Telangana struggle. Became general secretary ...
  • Interview of T. Venkateshwara Rao 
    Unknown author (2004-09-24)
    Interview and profile of T Venkateshwara Rao, former City Mayor and Trade Union Leader. He joined CPI in 1938, when the Party was just formed in the state. Began from AISF and was also in charge of the Railway Unit of the ...
  • Interview of T.M. Abu 
    Unknown author
    Interview of T.M. Abu, veteran leader of Dock Workers in Kerala, and former Mayor of Cochin. Joined CPI in 1945 and started organising dock workers through the Cochin Port and Cargo Labour Union, with the first demand being ...
  • Kerala - Party/Trade Union (File No. 17) [1948-49] 
    Unknown author (1949)
    Kerala Unit of CPI's correspondence and internal reports, circulars, Minutes and Resolutions of PC.
  • Interview of T.R.S. Mani 
    Jha, Krishna; Rajimwale, Anil (2005-03-22)
    Interview and profile of T.R.S. Mani, Secretary, AITUC, Tamilnadu. Came to know of communism while working in a library and got to read the New Age weekly. He first started working with sweepers and scavengers and helped ...
  • Interview of Tara Bhargava Korlekar Reddy 
    Rajimwale, Anil; Jha, Krishna (2003-07-01)
    Interview of Tara Bhargava Korlekar Reddy, freedom fighter, trade union leader and leader of National Federation of Indian Women.
  • Interview of Tarun Maitra 
    Jha, Krishna (2003-02-05)
    Interview of Tarun Maitra, veteran trade union leader and worker in the jute sector. He was the Secretary of All Bengal Chatkal Mazdoor Union, Calcutta.
  • Interview of Tika Ram Sharma 
    Rajimwale, Anil; Jha, Krishna; Poulose, Bobby (2002-09-19)
    Interview of Tika Ram Sharma, leader of Hospital Technicians Unions, Delhi. Came into unionism, when he was recruited as a lab technician and came in contact with BD Joshi, in the Hospital Technicians Unions, where Joshi ...