Protestant missions in Asia and Africa emphasize the medical, recreational, educational and service activities. Activities of people in the Philippines Island. Men work inside an industrial building. They load goods on a vehicle. They work on machines. A board reads: 'join the DVBS institute'. Children in vocational and bible schools. Women teach them.
Huge crowd gathered on the death of India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in India. He dies of a heart-attack. Events during his tenure as the Prime Minister: He gives a speech in front of a large crowd. He meets dignitaries of various countries during his career. He meets Shiekh Abdullah and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1916. He converted to the Mahatma's campaign for an independent India. He comes out of his car and arrives in a hall where he meets other British dignitaries. Crowd gathers at a place. Men on horses. He gives speech in front of the crowd. He meets President Truman in United States. Large crowd greets Nehru. He meets President Eisenhower. He discusses with President John F Kennedy outside a building. Dead body of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. A large crowd gathers to give tribute to the Prime Minister. The Indian flag lowered.
People stand at the raised edge of an enclosure and watch a large flock of Flamingo birds moving about. Other birds occasionally fly through the area.
Washermen, called Dhobis, washing laundry at an outdoor laundry called a Dhobi Ghat, in India. The washermen are seen striking the laundry on flogging stones. Laundry laid out to dry in the sun. Houses in the background. Man wearing a Shola style pith helmet, walks close past the camera, and is seen again, later, in the center of the activity.
Variety of races, castes, religions and living conditions in India. Muslim men walk. Beggers receive alms from a passerby along a side of the street. A white woman talks to women. A man passes on bicycle on street. Cars pass on the street. An orderly (junior staff in office) riding a bicycle, brings a file to a white man. Festive Procession. People walk on the street playing drums, followed by men with cattle, followed by women. Huts along a side of street. Bullock-carts. A woman walks carrying firewood on her head. Another woman carrying a basket on her head.
People belonging to different castes work in South India. Washermen (dhobi) wash laundry at a small water pool of a meager waterway. They carry laundry on their shoulders and on donkeys. Women at the market. A white woman negotiates with the seller. An artisan makes baskets. A barber shaves the face of his customer. Barber gives the man a manicure, cutting his nails. A potter spins and forms a pot using the potter's wheel. Women stand amidst pots in the market. A cobbler repairs a pair of shoes.
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