Archive / Audio / P. Sharma

Interview number: 258

Interviewer: Gandhi, Arun

Interview date: 1970-09-15

Length 16 minutes

Condition notes: Variable volume – signal-to-noise ratio low in places; recorded in Hindi, English transcript page timings approximate.


P. Sharma, Congress leader/literary figure, talks briefly about the part he played in the Freedom Struggle, lists many leading figures, and tells of Subhas Chandra Bose’s temple visit before escaping the country.


Coverage notes: Shahjehanpur; Gwalior; Madhya Pradesh; tricolour flag, white cap; A.I.C.C.; Jabalpur, Khandwa jails; principal characters; ‘Vishwa Vani’; Chaturvedi; Dr. Bhupendra Dutt; Subhas Chandra Bose; Dakshineshwar temple; 1930-1942