Glimpses of Gandhiji = Glimpses of Ghandhi

A survey of the life or Mahatma Ghandhiji. Recalls his childhood; student life in England; the launching of the Satyagraha Campaign in South Africa and subsequently in India; and his martyrdom in January 1948 when a whole nation was plunged into mourning.

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Credits

director

N.K. Paralkar

producer

M. Bhavnani

Duration

00:12:00:00

Production places

India

Production dates

1949

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320940

Language

English

Subject categories

Biographical

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - India

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Caste - India

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948

History → Biography

History → Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948

History → India - History

History → India - History - Autonomy and independence movements

History → India - History - British occupation, 1765-1947

People → Biography

People → Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948

Short films

Short films → Short films - India

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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India, 1949

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