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.
Soviet Union leader Nikita S. Khrushchev and Minister of Defense Nikolai A. Bulganin arrive in India by plane in Delhi, India. Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru greets the Soviet dignitaries. The Qutb Minar (Seth Sarai, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi 110016, India). Khrushchev and Nikolai A. Bulganin wave with hats to huge crowd from balcony.
A map shows spread of Islam in Europe in 1683. A man performs a namaz in Delhi India. Muslims in a mosque perform namaz (Salat). The Jama Masjid Mosque (Jama Masjid Rd, Jama Masjid, Chandni Chowk, New Delhi, Delhi 110006, India) in Delhi, India with many people in front of it. They perform namaz (Salat) together.