Scope and Contents
Edited film was made with the intention of showing the old and the new of India and the people, their customs and beliefs. Filmed in wide screen the film includes Bombay, Madras, Mahabalapuram (rock hewn temples and the Hill of the Holy Eagles), Mysore, Bangalore, Madura, Bhubaneshwar, Konarak, Darjeeling, Taj Mahal and the Itmad-ud-Daulah, Jaipur, Benares, Sarnath, New Delhi at night, Republic Day Parade in New Delhi, Calcutta, Tibetan dancers and the President of the Indian Republic, H.H. Dr. Rajendra Prasad and the Prime Minister Nehru with Lady Mountbatten.
Supplementary materials: correspondence, production documents
Legacy keywords: Language and culture ; Cities and towns ; Architecture India ; Architecture Indian Mughal ; Architecture religious India ; Parades India ; Historic sites ; Dance Asia ; India ; Madras (India) ; Benares (India) ; Mysore (India) ; Bombay (India) ; Jaipur (India) ; New Delhi, India ; Calcutta (India)
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