CALCUTTA DISTURBANCES COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY (5 Ergebnisse)

orig. boards. 33x20cm, 304 pp., Some pinholing to binding. Publisher's colophon at bottom of last page reads: "WBGP - 47/8 - 701B(1) -200" [ie: published in an edition of 200 copies]. Volume 6 only [of 11] of the verbatim transcript of official West Bengal state government hearings into the "Great Calcutta Riot" - communal Hindu-Muslim riots of 16- 20 August 1 946 in which 4000 were killed. Contains testimony at hearings held on 1st- 3 rd-5th-6th-7th-11th-12th & 13th February 1947. Contains testimony of Abani Mohan Gupta; Asst. Commissioner of Police, North Suburbs; Jiban Bandhu Dutta, Officer-in-Charge, Amherst Street police station; Leonard George Pinnell, Development Commissioner, Government of Bengal; Mokaddam Hossain, Officer-in-Charge, Burrabazar police station; Frank Smith, Inspector, Calcutta Police; Arthur John Kennet, Inspector, Public Vehicles Department, Calcutta. ["The Calcutta Riots of 1946, also known as the " Great Calcutta Killing," were four days of massive Hindu-Muslim riots in the capital of Bengal, India, resulting in 5,000 to 1 0,000 dead, and some 15,0 00 wounded, between August 16 and 19, 1946. These riots are probably the most notorious single massacre of the 1946-47 period, during which large- scale violence occurred in many parts of India. However, the " Great Calcutta Killing" stands out somewhat in the history of Calcutta, given that it was by far the most deadly episode in the recent history of the city.,." - Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence]. Rubbed. Binding heavily soiled. Small spine chip. Good.

orig.boards. 33x20cm, 326 pp., Some pinholing to binding. Publisher's colophon at bottom of last page reads: "WBGP - 47/8 - 701B(2) -200" [ie: published in an edition of 200 copies]. Volume 7 only [of 11] of the verbatim transcript of official West Bengal state government hearings into the "Great Calcutta Riot" - communal Hindu-Muslim riots of 16- 20 August 1 946 in which 4000 were killed. Contains testimony at hearings held on 14 th; 17th-1th, 20th-21st; 24th-25th & 26th February 1947. Contains testimony of Rahumuddin Ahmed, Sub-Inspector of Police, Burrabazar Police Station; Mokaddam Hossain, Officer-in-Charge, Burrabazar Police Station; Nurul Haq Khundkar, Officer-in-Charge, Burtolla Police Station; Shamsher Ali Mondal, Sub-Inspector of Police, Burtolla Police Station; Francis Herbert John Lehantey, Sergeant, Burtolla Police Station; Salehuddin Ahmed, Officer-in Charge, Jorabagan Police Station; Nalina Kanta Roy Chowdhury, Officer-in- Charge, Shampukur Police Station. ["The Calcutta Riots of 1946, also known as the "Great Calcutta Killing," were four days of massive Hindu-Muslim riots in the capital of Bengal, India, resulting in 5,000 to 1 0,000 dead, and some 15,000 wounded, between August 16 and 19, 1946. These riots are probably the most notorious single massacre of the 1946-47 period, during which large-scale violence occurred in many parts of India. However, the " Great Calcutta Killing" stands out somewhat in the history of Calcutta, given that it was by far the most deadly episode in the recent history of the city.,." - Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence]. Rubbed. Corner bumped. Some binding soil. Good.

orig.boards. 33x20cm, Weighs 1000 grams. Publisher's colophon at bottom of last page reads: "WBGP - 47/8 - 701B(2) -200" [ie: published in an edition of 200 copies]. Contains testimony at hearings held on 7,8,9,12,13,14,15, 16 May & 8 July 1947. Contains testimony of Abu Nasar Alauddin Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge, Beniapukur Police Station ( contd); Michael Bullock, Sergeant, attached to Manicktolla & Belliaghatta Police-Stations; Surendra Nath Routh, Officer- in-Charge, Jorasanko Police Station; Manmohan Biswas, Sub-Inspector, Belliaghata Police-Station. ["The Calcutta Riots of 1946, also known as the "Great Calcutta Killing," were four days of massive Hindu-Muslim riots in the capital of Bengal, India, resulting in 5, 000 to 1 0,000 dead, and some 15,000 wounded, between August 16 and 19, 19 4 6. These riots are probably the most notorious single massacre of the 19 4 6- 47 period, during which large-scale violence occurred in many parts of India. However,the " Great Calcutta Killing" stands out somewhat in the history of Calcutta, given that it was by far the most deadly episode in the recent history of the city.,." - Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence] . Rubbed. Some cover soil. Corner bumps. Good.

orig.boards. 33x20cm, 216 pp., Spine torn and wormed. Cover soiled. Publisher's colophon at bottom of last page reads: "WBGP - 47/8 - 18X(III) - 200" [ie: published in an edition of 200 copies]. Vol. 3 [of 11] of the verbatim transcript of official West Bengal state government hearings into the "Great Calcutta Riot" - communal Hindu-Muslim riots of 16 - 20 August 1946 in which 4000 were killed. Contains testimony at hearings held on 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28 & 29 November 1946. Contains testimony of Lieutenant- General Francis Robert Roy Bucher, Officiating General Officer, Commanding in Chief, Eastern Command; Donald Ross Hardwick, Commissioner of Police ( continued from Volume II); Ronald Leslie Walker, Officiating Chief Secretary to the Government of Bengal ["The Calcutta Riots of 1946, also known as the " Great Calcutta Killing," were four days of massive Hindu- Muslim riots in the capital of Bengal, India, resulting in 5,000 to 1 0,000dead, and some 15,000 wounded, between August 16 and 19, 1946. These riots are probably the most notorious single massacre of the 1946-47 period, during which large-scale violence occurred in many parts of India. However, the " Great Calcutta Killing" stands out somewhat in the history of Calcutta, given that it was by far the most deadly episode in the recent history of the city.,." - Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence]. Rubbed. Cover heavily wormed. Pinholing to margins. Just Good.

orig. boards. 33x22cm, 176 pp. Publisher's colophon at bottom of last page reads: "WBGP - 47/8 - 701B(4) -200" [ie: published in an edition of 200 copies]. Vol. 9 [of 11] of the verbatim transcript of official West Bengal state government hearings into the "Great Calcutta Riot" - communal Hindu-Muslim riots of 16 - 20 August 1946 in which 4000 were killed. Contains testimony at hearings held on 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 & 28 April 1947. Contains testimony of Ram Deo Singh, Head Constable, Shampukur Police-Station; Cecil Robert Smith, Sergeant, Calcutta Police, attached to Shampukur Police Station; A.K.M. Faziul Kabir Chowdhury, Officer-in-Charge, Manicktolla Police-Station; Shakurul Hosain, Officer-in-Charge, Belliaghatta Police-Station. ["The Calcutta Riots of 1946, also known as the "Great Calcutta Killing," were four days of massive Hindu-Muslim riots in the capital of Bengal, India, resulting in 5,000 to 10,000 dead, and some 15,000 wounded, between August 16 and 19, 1946. These riots are probably the most notorious single massacre of the 1946-47 period, during which large-scale violence occurred in many parts of India. However, the " Great Calcutta Killing" stands out somewhat in the history of Calcutta, given that it was by far the most deadly episode in the recent history of the city.,." - Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence]. Some cover soil. Minor rubbing. Good.