Wrecked houses and area in Kashmir, India. Men stand near the wrecked houses and rubble. They watch the wreckage. People sit on the ground. They walk with their luggage after losing their homes. Some people take their luggage on horse-carts. House-boats at the lake. Closed shops and market.
Exterior of India Office. Sign 'India Office'. Office of Mr Leo Amery, the British Secretary of State for India. Mr. Leo Amery in conference with Maharajah of Kashmir, Hari Singh and Sir Feroz Khan Noon. Mr Amery discusses the Indian question. Both Maharajah of Kashmir and Sir Feroz Khan Noon, representatives of India at the war cabinet. Exterior of India Office. Sir Feroz Khan Noon leaves accompanied by his advisors. Mr Amery leaves. He gets into his car. (World War II period)
Indian troops advance towards Kashmir border in India. Indian troops fire artillery during a fighting along the border. Smoke rises due to firing. Indian soldiers move into a field. They patrol the border. Buildings burn and ruins of buildings. The soldiers douse the fire. Pakistan Army ammunition and equipment is captured. People walk through ruins on a street.
The 1966 Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Theatre Ballroom (Lyceum Theatre, 21 Wellington St, London WC2E 7RQ, United Kingdom) in London, United Kingdom. Women beauty pageant contestants seen on the stage include contestants from Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Syria, Venezuela, USA, France, Yugoslavia, and India. Miss India, Reita Faria, sits on the throne while Miss World 1965, Lesley Langley of United Kingdom, crowns her as Miss World 1966. Italian artist and director Beni Montresor is seen as one of the judges. Reita Faria walks the stage carrying scepter and wearing crown.
Highlights the problem of increasing population in India. People walk. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi speaks about the religions and customs in India. Houses and trees in a field. Boats on a beachhead. View of the Taj Mahal (Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001, India) in Agra. People bathe in the sacred Ganges River. Cows move on the street. Buildings along the sides of street. Vehicles pass on the street. People gather for the wedding ceremony. Bride arrives with other women. People gather for the funeral. A dead body is placed on a palanquin and is carried by men.
People sit outside a house in India. They listen to a portable radio broadcasting family planning and birth control education information. View of a portable radio. India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi comments on the difficulty of reaching all Indian citizens with information, and the effectiveness of radio broadcasting since many in the population are illiterate. Narrator comments on massive population in India that continue to grow at a rate far greater than other parts of the world. A woman pours water from a jug over another woman bathing. A young Indian woman prays to have a child.