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February 18, 1961 will be long remembered in the history of the Nagaland when the people of the area witnessed the birth of the Interim Body and Executive Council for Nagaland. The new set-up was formed amidst great rejoicing and this film records the memorable and colorful event in detail.

"A message of mutual understanding and let us work together and above all, let us avoid the suggestion of using the name of religion, any religion, for persecuting or harassing others. Because this is quite unacceptable. It is against the very same idea of religion, any religion." SUPER CAPTION: Joaquin Navarro-Valls, Papal spokesman Despite the demonstrations in the build up to the Pope's trip, the three day visit has been peaceful, with the Pontiff cocooned from protests by a thick cordon of security. The Vatican has pleased the Indian government by announcing a 300-thousand U-S dollar contribution to the victims of the cyclone which has devastated eastern India. The papal visit was the Pope's second ever trip to India - the last one was 13 years ago.

Tea Production in India in the 1920's. Tea plantation. Colonial India. Ground is prepared by large number of Indians who use mattocks to ready the soil. Tea seeds are tested by being floated in water. Seeds are planted in holes made by a stick and pulverised earth placed on the seed in the hole. Large number of agricultural workers.

Indigenous women alternative livelihood: weaving self-determination development. Hmar women in Manipur, India.

'Into The Mist' a promotional video by Genesis 4, upon the scenic beauty, tradition and culture of West Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh.
Produced by Kesang Lhamu Khrimey. Supported by (APTOA) Arunachal Pradesh tour Operator Association and Arunachal Pradesh Art & Culture Eco Tourism Society (APACETS).

A centenary celebration of Christianity in an unlikely spot- - a tribal state in the wilds of Northeast India. The Angami tribals from all over Nagaland gathered in a remote village over the weekend to mark 100 years of a religion that has transformed their lives.

The Indian government has signed an agreement with the Bodo Liberation Tigers and the government of Assam which will create an autonomous self-governing body to be known as the Bodoland Territorial council. This council, which will be within the state of Assam is designed to fulfill the economic, educational and linguistic aspirations of the Bodo tribal group. Bodos, an ethnic tribe from the north eastern state of Assam, have been fighting for autonomy for many years. They had unilaterally suspended their militant activities on July 14, 1999 following the onset of peace negotiations.

Indians fighting in World War Two. Far East. Sea warfare, ships fire depth charges. Indian troops or airmen training. Flying for the RIAF Royal Indian Air force. Burma - Flying over Burma. Aerial views of Burma. Monsoon in Burma. Scenes of warfare.

(2 Jun 1980) Indian Prime Minister Inidira Gandhi and her Cabinet meet with the opposition leaders in New Delhi to discuss the crisis with refugees in Assam as people protest against immigrants.

Until late 2016, Irom Sharmila was on the world's longest hunger strike. In this way, at the cost of great personal sacrifice, she protested non-violently against the government of India's draconian army law in her state, in the north east of India.

Pope John Paul has arrived in India in a visit that has already been met with protests. Hindu fundamentalists have burned him in effigy. They want an end to conversions - and an apology for 16th-century killings by Portuguese colonialists during the Inquisition.

A stage version of the Hollywood blockbuster and real life story "Titanic" is running to packed houses in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam. The play is based on the film about a couple who fall in love on the maiden voyage of the world's biggest ocean-liner, which sank in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912.

India's Independence Day in 1947 - A mass gathering at the Red Fort in Delhi, India. Shots of gunfire salute beside an ancient wall. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru raises the Flag of India. Jama Masjid, India's largest Mosque, can be seen in the distance.

A writer Banlam Syiem lives a henpecked life with his wife, Ridashisha Kharsyntiew. He is given a task to complete a story for a magazine column with a considerably tight deadline when his day is interrupted by a shocking turn of events.

Small boy balances an umbrella in order to keep his bag safe from the rain in Cherrapunjee, India. Cherrapunji is noted for having one of the world's highest average annual precipitation levels, about 450 inches. Cherrapunji's climate is classified as warm and temperate. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Cherrapunji than in summer.