Biography: Gandhi
Biography: Gandhi
Biography of MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI (1869-1948): aka Mahatma Gandhi.
Biography: Gandhi
Gandhi followers peacefully protesting in streets of India after his arrest in May, 1930; British colonial soldiers and Indian state police disperse them violently with switches and sticks; frightening shots of Colonial beating an Indian man on sidewalk with his fists, taking huge swings. TLS/MSs Mahatma Gandhi and followers marching. MSs of Gandhi sitting and speaking in public.
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MS shirtless Mahatma Gandhi speaking to crowd, then sitting down. MSs Mahatma Gandhi wrapped in cloth, speaking in public. TLSs large crowds of Indian Nationalists marching. MS Gandhi walking through crowd, pointing his finger. Sideview CU Gandhi.
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Diss to panning TLS village of Porbandar, India, where Gandhi was born; TLS bustling village scene, crowds on sidewalks.
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DO NOT USE Archival stills & illustrations of Gandhi as a child, then as a young man. Still of Gandhi's wife, Kasturbai. Great archival motion footage turn of the century London (late 1800s- early 1900s):
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London. TLS/MSs wealthy Caucasian men & women (wearing floor-length dresses) getting off train at station; TLS street scene, numerous horse-drawn carriages crowding urban street.
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DO NOT USE Stills of Gandhi as a young attorney in South Africa (begins in Western clothing attire, then evolves into simple Indian aesthetic).
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TLSs aristocratic British colonialists riding in carriages & coaches in India (elite imperialists; imperialism).
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TLS/MSs India street scenes, street urchins, untouchables, examples of the caste system; MSs Indians working, hammering stone or cooking in street.
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MS Mohandas Gandhi entering compound with cane; MSs Mahatma Gandhi disciples working and cooking at compound. MSs Gandhi and followers working at spinning wheels - emblematic of boycott of British textiles sold in India (khadi cloth).
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MS Gandhi speaking into large circular radio microphone (says Chicago Telephone Company of Bombay on it) while delivering speech from balcony; TLS Indian people applauding. Indians protesting (revolting) British rule: TLSs empty streets, closed stores; TLSs Indians protesting, calling for boycott of British automobiles, oil & goods; MS Indian state police wearing gas masks, holding tear gas guns; TLSs British colonialists breaking up demonstration with tear gas, hauling people away; violence.
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MS/CUs of Mohandas Gandhi taking seat in park, speaking to large crowd. The Salt March of 1930 (Salt Satyagraha) in protest against the Salt Laws, under which the Indian people cannot collect and/or process their own salt but are compelled to buy salt from the state monopoly: TLS/MSs Gandhi & followers making 200 mile walk to Indian Ocean
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Salt March (Salt Satyagraha) MSs Indians on beach, gathering sea water to distill; MS/CUs salt water distillation process, culminating in crystallized salt; h/a TLSs large crowds on beach; MSs Indians filling bags with salt from large pile; MSs British colonial police smashing the endeavor, beating people with switches & confiscating salt.
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TLS/MSs acts of civil disobedience in India, including the taking of salt pens in Bombay, Brit police quelling disturbance with violence, beating them back behind barbed wire. MS Indian state police posing with steel-tipped bamboo canes. TLSs Brit & Indian police using leather riding crops & canes on demonstrators in streets; violence vs. non-violence.
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TLS prisoners entering Central Prison in India.
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DO NOT USE Still of Gandhi in jail.
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TLS/MSs jailed India men standing behind barbed wire fence.
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Gandhi sails to England, 1931: MS/MCUs of Mohandas Gandhi boarding ship; TLS crowd outside Bombay Port Trust Hotel; MSs Mahatma Gandhi looming on deck; great MS Gandhi smiling with happy baby in his arms. EST shot Big Ben & Parliament shrouded in fog (London Fog). TLS/MSs Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald exiting 10 Downing St. with aides, walking streets. TLSs Gandhi arriving in England; TLSs Gandhi standing on balcony of hotel in East End, speaking to East Enders.
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DO NOT USE Stills of Round Table Conference.
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Mohandas Gandhi meeting with people in the East End of London. MS Gandhi talking: "I know I shall carry with me the pleasant memories of my stay in the midst of the poor people of East London." TLS/MSs Gandhi shoveling ceremonial dirt. Wide MS Gandhi giving thanks to the kind London folks: "I'm thankful for this opportunity of being surrounded by these happy children & seeing the homes of the poor." MSs Gandhi posing with British women.
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DO NOT USE Stills of Round Table Conference.
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MSs Mohandas Gandhi speaking in London: "Call it as you like, it is complete independence that we want."
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MSs Gandhi's wife Kasturba waiting at dock. TLSs large crowds gathered around Gandhi's car driving through streets of Bombay.
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TLS/MSs new India flag being hoisted atop telephone poles, marched in streets; they are taken away and/or destroyed by British colonial police.
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MSs of Mohandas Gandhi fasting; MSs line of observant followers passing by room where Gandhi is fasting; MS pro-independence Indians with protest signs; TLS/MS Gandhi walking with supporters after breaking fast, leading him to outdoor stage. Shadowy MS Gandhi writing on moving train; MS Gandhi talking to people from stopped train; MS Gandhi getting off train.
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World War Two (WWII) in India: excellent MSs of Japanese Army (IJA) soldiers shooting machine gun from pillbox, fighting in brush with machine guns & rifles, cutting barbed wire with wire cutters, standing guard on hilly country road, advancing their brand of imperialism.
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World War Two (WWII) in India. MSs British Empire troops marching in military parade (Burmese marching band, Australian Army in digger slouch hats, Gurkha Rifles of Indian Army).
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MSs of Mohandas Gandhi speaking into microphone at outdoor rally.
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India Protest. MS bloody British colonial man. Panning MS Indian cavalry riding through street. TLS/MSs Indian & British army soldiers patrolling streets in India.
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TLS British twin prop plane taxiing on runway; MS of Stafford Cripps exiting plane; MSs Sir Cripps with Muslim leader & Pakistan separatist Muhammad Ali Jinnah, then with Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru). MSs Sir Cripps meeting with Mohandas Gandhi.
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MS shirtless Mohandas Gandhi sitting in jail cell, 1942.
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India being granted dominion status from England, Gandhi being freed from jail, 1945: Simla mountains; Mohandas Gandhi riding in carriage. Panning MS of Pandit Nehru (Jawaharlal Nehru) riding spotted horse; panning MS of Muhammad Ali Jinnah riding in carriage; MSs Mahatma Gandhi & Jinnah shaking hands, entering building. Gandhi disagrees on the separate state of Pakistan.
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TLSs aftermath of riots between Hindus and Muslims - deserted streets with debris, dead bodies strewn about. TLS/MSs uprooted refugees, both Muslim & Hindu, fleeing with meager possessions. MSs hungry refugees begging for food.
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TLS/MSs Mohandas Gandhi meeting with Louis Mountbatten and Edwina Mountbatten (of Burma).
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Indians celebrating their independence & freedom: TLSs Indian cavalry in parade, crowds in streets; TLS Pandit Nehru standing on balcony; TLSs Earl Louis Mountbatten delivering a speech: "I have a message from His Majesty The King to deliver to you today. From this historic day, when India takes her place as a free and independent dominion of the British Commonwealth of Nations, I send you all my greetings and best wishes. Freedom-loving people everywhere will wish to share in your celebration. At this historic moment, let us not forget all that India owes to Mahatma Gandhi"; intercut with crowd shots.
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MS of Mohandas Gandhi writing aboard moving train. MS Mahatma Gandhi getting off train. TLS/MSs Gandhi and aides walking about compound.
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Mohandas Gandhi funeral procession, two million people reportedly in attendance: TLSs funeral procession, people throwing flowers upon body; TLS/MSs crowds, mourners; TLSs Hindu cremation pyre.
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