Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru welcomes the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India Prime Minister Nehru and the Dalai Lama are seen together on April 24, 1959, soon after the Dalai Lama begins exile in India. Jawaharlal Nehru and the Dalai Lama meets at Birla House in Mussoorie, India. Press and media photographers stand together and view the meeting. The Dalai Lama had come to India following the Chinese occupation of Tibet. Next scene shows Nehru riding in a town on horseback.
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru meets Dalai Lama, in exile, in Mussoorie, India. Prime Minister Nehru in a motorcade on his way to meet the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), spiritual leader of Tibetan people. Crowds gather outside Mussoorie Library. He waves at the civilians standing on either side of the street. Prime Minister Nehru and Dalai Lama from Tibet greet each other at Birla House in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.