India, My India; Since My Time

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Title:
India, My India; Since My Time
Description:
When Yavar Abbas returns to his native India after 17 years in England, he discovers that a new generation has emerged in his native land. In the playground of his childhood, he sees people marching against hunger and rising prices. Contrasting this with his own involvement in the fight for independence, Abbas says, "I had marched for ideals, and they are marching for bread." He sees an industrial and social revolution which is transforming India into an active part of the modern world. With a change in social attitudes has come a new architecture, which affects even the government buildings. And he sees his India now flocked with tourists. Indian women, once denied training outside the home and destined solely to be wives, are now taking a role in the industrial revolution. (Before independence secretaries and other women employees had been either British or Anglo-Indian.) And the privilege of schooling, which did not extend to the village, in Abbas' time, is available for virtually all. Now the school children sing the Indian national anthem, where as in Abbas' school days children sang "Good Save the Queen." Abbas has returned to a nation which now has a major objective of providing the people with an opportunity to lead a decent life. Yet its goal is far from being fulfilled. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) When India gained independence in 1947 and the land was divided into India and Pakistan, Yavar Abbas was disillusioned and left his homeland with his English wife and his infant son to live in England. After 17 years he returns to become reunited with his relatives and friends. This four-part series follows Abbas as he takes a nostalgic look at his past and visits places of his youth and early manhood. In these and other places, he sees something of the old and familiar India and the new independent country. The film won the Marconi Award at the International Film Market in Milan in 1967. India! My India! is a presentation of National Educational Television. The 4 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on film, but were distributed to NET stations in black and white on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Producer:
Weston, William
Producer:
Abbas, Yavar
Director:
Abbas, Yavar
Composer:
Batish, S. D.
Host:
Abbas, Yavar
Date:
June 23, 1968
Format:
Film/Video
Genre:
Documentary
Location:
Library of Congress
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Library of Congress > India, My India
Subjects:
Economics
Education
Biography
Women
Travel
Extent:
00:25:50
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-516-w66930q209
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Notes:
Episode Number: 3