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.
Interior of the Viceroy's house in India. Mr Thomas Murray Wilson, first American Commissioner to India, escorted upstairs on way to present credentials to Viceroy from President Franklin Roosevelt. The Viceroy's bodyguards line the staircase as Mr Wilson is escorted up by Olaf Caroe, Secretary to the Government of India in external affairs department. Wilson followed by his staff and American observers. Wilson and his staff come into Durbar Hall and bow to Viceroy. Wilson delivers a letter to the Viceroy. Viceroy, his staff and Executive Council stand to receive Wilson. Commander-in-Chief, General Sir Archibald Wavell stand with Viceroy. Viceroy shakes hands with Wilson. Viceroy leaves with staff. A bodyguard stands in uniform with a weapon.
U.S. troops arrive in India during World War II. Convoy of troops ships arrive in India. British army on deck of ship. Crane hoist British soldiers. Military equipment and supplies are lined up. Troops in large numbers stand in attention. U.S. troops disembark ship. Military equipment is unloaded. U.S. soldiers move in streets of India. U.S. troops talk to Indians to learn their language. They make tents, workers work in tent city. Bombers being tested. Troops march at a parade.
Life of people and monuments in India. Exteriors of the Red Fort (Netaji Subhash Marg, Lal Qila, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India) in New Delhi. View of the pavilions in the courtyard. A temple in India. Entrance to a temple. Indian architecture. People bathe in the river. A man sings and others watch standing in a circle. A girl dances. An Indian priest sits in meditation. Men perform yoga as others watch.
A film about the various nationwide movements in India and contribution of the Indian political leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi before independence in India. People rejoice as Mahatma Gandhi is out of jail. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi sits on a stage and is surrounded by a crowd. Gandhiji addresses the crowd from a balcony. A huge crowd gathered as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi addresses the people. A British India flag in the foreground. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi stands with other men on the balcony.