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Reita Faria of India is crowned Miss World 1966
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.
People at various celebrations and ceremonies in India.
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.
India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi speaks about effectiveness of radio for family planning education; Indian people listen to radio in a village
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.
Planned Parenthood brings animated film to villages in India, creating awareness about family planning and birth control
Efforts of Planned Parenthood Federation highlight the problem of increasing population and food scarcity in India. A van arrives in a village. Children and a man stand along the side of a street. "Van donated by International Planned Parenthood Federation" IS written on the van. (IPPF was founded in India in 1952.) The van arrives in the village to create awareness among the people about the family planning and birth control. Planned Parenthood members gather to teach people in the village about the importance of family planning. View of a film projector being turned on and a film running in the projector. An animated film is shown to people regarding the family planning program. People watch the film. Some are women holding small children. The film related family size to overcrowding of the land. It shows the family of a farmer. It shows that a farmer works hard on his farm to get a good crop. When he has a big family, he will have to divide the land among many children. The animated film attempts to breakdown the belief that large families bring security and prosperity.
People engaged in construction work to accommodate the increasing population in India.
Highlights the problem of increasing population in India. People work near a river. People engaged in construction of a building. Men, women and children work. Workers work on the roof of the building under construction.
Women pray and follow the belief of purification before praying in India.
Highlights the problem of increasing population in India. Exterior of the Brihadeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. A Tamil family. The religion of Hinduism follows the belief of purification before prayer. Women draw water from a well. A woman carries water container on her head. Women do the religious rites before a tree. They pray for child. A sacred statue on ground. A priest prays in a temple for good monsoon rain.