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A New India August 15 1947 Posted by: harappa
Video duration: 123 seconds The newsreel announcing India's independence to US audiences on August 15, 1947 (the first part deals with Pakistan's Independence the previous day). Shows Nehru delivering his famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech to the Assembly in Delhi with Lord and Lady Mountbatten in attendance. Uncut. Related: 1947, india, jinnah, mountbatten, nehru, pakistan |
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Gandhi and Jinnah in Bombay 1944 Posted by: harappa
Video duration: 29 seconds Gandhi and Jinnah meet in a final historic, ultimately unsuccessful attempt to patch-up Hindu-Muslim political differences at Jinnah's Malabar Hill residence. The original newsreel title "Hindu Leaders Hold Confab" is in error. Uncut. Related: gandhi, india, jinnah, mumbai, pakistan, raj |
