| INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS Mrs Indira Gandhi and people of India celebrate 21 years of Independence. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5029 | |
| Catalog #: | 364818 | |
| Clip Number: | 364818-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 68/68 | |
| Timecode: | 01:36:05 - 01:37:03 | |
| Location: | Delhi, India | |
| Year Shot: | 1968 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Independence Day, misc INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth) LOCATIONS/ASIA: India, Delhi PERSONALITIES: Gandhi, Indira | |
| Description: | INDIA CELEBRATES 21 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE Holiday celebration in India: Independence Day anniversary; 1968. Delhi, India Large numbers of people gathered; many military troops lined up. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Red Fort with a man in light-colored uniform walks by soldiers standing at attention. Crowd, masses of people. Red Fort, two tall towers - like minarets - with balcony stretching between them and onion-shaped domes. People standing along balcony. Whole thing is silhouette. Shot of Indira Gandhi in white sari; walking toward camera on ramparts of historic Red Fort. She is followed by a few men - a general, a guy in turban, another guy in white suit. She quickly raises hands; palms pressed together, then lowers them. She walks by line of people with same palms-together gesture. Shot of people in crowd - man next to Indian woman in sari and behind them is a man with turban next to other man in Arab headress. CU young Indian man with serious expression; wearing striped scarf tied round head; carrying tall staff. LS Mrs. Gandhi raising flag, unfurling on flagpole. Side shot of audience seated. LS showing flagpole. Platform - some of audience. Mrs. Gandhi and others walking down stairs, flags in BG. LS of same; with more people in shot. DS of huge crowd again. | |
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