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A New India August 15 1947 Posted by: harappa
Video duration: 123 seconds The newsreel announcing India's independence to US audiences on August 15, 1947 (the first part deals with Pakistan's Independence the previous day). Shows Nehru delivering his famous "Tryst with Destiny" speech to the Assembly in Delhi with Lord and Lady Mountbatten in attendance. Uncut. |
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Invasion of Kashmir 1947 Posted by: harappa
Video duration: 57 seconds Most original Kashmiri conflict newsreels have been lost. This piece was shot in November 1947, three months after Independence. Indian Army troops are shown landing at Srinagar airport. They were sent counter tribesmen opposed to the Maharajah of Kashmir's decision to accede to India. Copyright Harappa.com |