Progressive aggression leading to the take over of Tibet and fleeing of the Dalai Lama to India in exile. Men raise the People's Republic of China flag on a mountain as armies of Communist China conquer Tibet. 1950: The Dalai Lama and Panchem Lama are brought to Peking in China. They are received by Chinese officials, presented with bouquets. A function at their arrival. 1955: African and Asian delegates at the Bandung Conference in Indonesia. China agrees to the 5 principles of peaceful co-existence. Delegates including Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and Indian Prime Minister Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru. 1956: The Dalai Lama and Panchem Lama are permitted to visit India to celebrate the 2500th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. They are greeted by Pandit Nehru, Premier U Nu of Burma and other Indian officials an arrival. The Lamas with Indian officials seated for a meal on the ground in a hall. The Lamas are welcomed in a ceremony and Dalai Lama addresses the gathering. Tibet: China begins to impose Communist system on Tibetan borders. Construction work and forced labor. March 1959: Communist bombardment over Lhasa. The Potala monastery. Tibetans take up alms. Handcuffs and confinements. Demonstrations and protests outside the Chinese Embassy in Delhi. Former Prime Minister Of Tibet, Lukhangwa and other monks pay their respects at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi (mausoleum) in New Delhi. Indian government officials and members of the international press reach Tezpur in Assam. They welcome the Dalai Lama. Photographers take pictures. The Dalai Lama addresses a gathering. Statues of Lord Buddha all over India and Asia. Tibetan monks pray. People sing Indian devotional song.
Clouds loom over the Himalayas in Tibet. A Tibetan farmer and his wife work in a field. Goats near the house. A man distributes a traditional drink. Women play with a toddler. Shepherds with cattle. Farmers work in a field. Men lead horses with material for trade. The Potala Palace (35 Beijing Middle Rd, Lhasa, Tibet, China, 850000) monastery in the capital of Lhasa. Traditional Tibetan architecture, intricate carvings, and holy lamps in the monastery. The Dalai Lama, ruler of Tibet walks with monks in the monastery. He takes a seat as people pay their respect. Monks play traditional instruments. Traditional Tibetan music and dance performances under a tent. A crowd seated around the tent to watch. People in different parts of Asia follow the teachings of Dalai Lama. Devotees and monks walk down the steps of a temple. Tibetan monks at a ceremony. Buddhist statues in various temples across Asia.
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.
Propaganda piece about living conditions in the People’s Republic of China under Mao Zedong, with images photographed by Indians visiting the country. Delegates from all over the world at an international conference. Representatives from Iraq, Canada, Romania, Australia, and Pakistan among others. Elderly Chinese communist revolutionaries pose. Mao Zedong's views (according to a narrator) are presented: He believes that war in inevitable between capitalist and socialist nations. View of a rally and military parade in China. Explosions during the Korean War in 1951 with Chinese troops in action. In Tibet, homeless, displaced Tibetan children and families after the Chinese take over in 1959 as part of Communist China expansion. Indian Army soldiers return after China's attack on India during the Sino-Indian War in 1962. View of Soviet Union Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Map of Asia depicts Chinese aggression towards its neighbors. Explosions during the Chinese aggression in Vietnam and Laos. Mao Zedong intent on risking a war with the West.
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.
India builds city for Tibetan Refugees on a former United States Airstrip. Indians make a city with houses of thatched roof and bamboo huts. 12000 refugees fled the terrors of Red Chinese Repression. Indians give light weight woolens to the refugees from Tibet. Doctor examines sick refugees.